“The PSG? There are shortcomings, happy to stay in 2024 but not renewing. Supporting Milan for Berlusconi»- Corriere.it

I didn’t ask to be sold or to go to Real Madrid. Kylian Mbapp talks about his future at PSG, with whom he has a contract until 2024 with an option for a renewal until 2025.

I just confirmed – continued the attacker in the interview given to Gazzetta dello Sport – that you do not want to activate the extra year envisaged in the contract. We have never talked about a renewal with PSG, but I’m happy to stay here next season.

Mbapp wanted to set the record straight, after a year that saw him protagonist both with France (second place in Qatar 2022, defeated only on penalties by Argentina after the hat-trick in the final) and with his own club, despite a ‘early elimination in the Champions League, in the round of 16: At the highest levels, for a competitor like me, the goal is to win all the titles. We knew there were shortcomings that sooner or later we end up paying for. We must learn from the mistakes of each season, not to repeat them every time: they are not empty words. Individually, on the other hand, I’ve been keeping myself at high levels for a few years: I want to keep progressing to always stay at the top. And again: the national team and the club are different situations. In France we are fortunate to have an incredible talent pool, so when an important player quits, there are those who can compensate. This allowed us to leave the final lost against Argentina behind us. We are disappointed, but we have a four-year cycle ahead of us: by working well we can do great things at the European Championship, the Nations League or the 2026 World Cup. In PSG there are other club problems, a completely different thing.

PSG has already said goodbye to Lionel Messi, meanwhile flown to Florida, MLS, Inter Miami: We are potentially talking about the best player in the history of football. It’s never good news when someone like Messi leaves. Personally, I don’t quite understand why so many people were so relieved that he was gone. Let’s talk about Messi: it must be respected, and yet it did not get the respect it deserved in France. a pity, but that’s how it went. We will have to do what we can to replace it.

the era of Messi-Cristiano Ronaldo is over. Can start that of Mbapp-Haaland: Things should be read differently. It happens maybe every 50 years or more to have two like Messi and Ronaldo at such levels for so long. We lived in an exceptional era and I hope the fans have taken advantage of it. I was lucky enough to play against Cristiano and then against and together with Leo: they are truly special. I learned a lot from them, especially with Messi in these two seasons. They wrote the history of football: they are eternal. And on the last Champions League final, won by Manchester City against Inter (1-0, 10 June), Mbapp added: As a fan of Milan it is difficult to speak well of Inter, but they prepared it well, putting City in difficulty. She settled on the details. Unfortunately football is like this, but Inter must be happy with the performance, and congratulations to City. Silvio Berlusconi’s AC Milan? My condolences to his family members. a great loss for all of football, he was an emblematic president who built the great Milan that made me dream as a child. I hope the fans will pay him a tribute to the height.

Finally, on racism: We must all get out of the field and understand that we have the power to change things. If we go out, it will be understood that the situation is serious. With PSG we did it with Basaksehir in the Champions League in 2020 and the match was replayed. Complaining is no longer enough. With Vinicius there was the mobilization of the Brazilian Football Federation, useful for media coverage. In 2023, a minority can no longer be allowed to ruin the pleasure of football: beyond money and fame, we play precisely to convey to the fans the pleasure of playing and seeing football. If they treat you like a monkey, you don’t want to do it anymore. Of course, there will always be some racists, but we need more solidarity between the players and not think about it only when it happens to you. For Lukaku, Inter and Juve players had to leave: there is no rivalry that holds. Racism goes beyond football. Even the institutions must change: if they are lax, they facilitate such behaviors. The rules have to be changed. As captain of France it will be an issue on which I will fight. We need to awaken everyone’s consciences.