'I'm not joining Real Madrid in January' says Mbappe
Cameron Smith
- 28 Dec 2021 18:50 GMT
- 3 min read
Kylian Mbappe has revealed that he won't be joining Real Madrid in January, and insists he is currently fully focused on Paris Saint-Germain.
Mbappe's contract at PSG expires in June 2022, and Real Madrid is the destination he's been most heavily linked with.
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In fact, Los Blancos even had a huge €200 million (£171m) bid for the Frenchman turned down in the summer.
Mbappe is yet to sign a new deal in the French capital, and hence will be able to agree a pre-contract with a European team in January, before joining in the summer.
Whether that happens, or he does a U-turn and signs a new deal, is up in the air, but one thing is for sure, Mbappe isn't concerned with his future at the moment.
What has Mbappe said?
Speaking to CNN, the French superstar admitted: "No, I'm not joining Real Madrid in January. In January it's not happening."
The forward, who joined PSG from boyhood club Monaco on loan in 2017 before it was made permanent in 2018, added: "I'm in Paris Saint-Germain, I'm really happy and I will 100% finish the season as PSG player. I'll give everything to win with Paris all titles this year.
“It's really not the time for me to talk about it [his future]. The only thing on my mind is to beat Real Madrid in Champions League. We are ready and I am ready to play and give everything for PSG."
Real Madrid are reportedly ready to offer Mbappe a deal to join them in the summer, but a concrete offer is yet to be tabled.
Mbappe, who won the 2017 Golden Boy award, and the 2018 French Player of the Year award, has scored 13 goals and assisted 12 in all competitions for PSG so far this season, and has helped Mauricio Pochettino's side to open up a 13-point gap at the top of the Ligue 1 table.
Real Madrid, on the other hand, are also top of their league, sitting eight points clear of Sevilla in second.
