'He must have changed his dream' - Florentino Perez on Kylian Mbappe snubbing Real Madrid to stay at PSG
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has spoken out after Kylian Mbappe appeared to change his «dream» of moving to Real Madrid in preference of staying at PSG. Last month, Perez claimed the club had “already forgotten” about their failed pursuit of the French superstar after watching Los Blancos beat Liverpool in the Champions League final. Ad/> The 23-year-old was widely tipped to join up with the Spanish champions in the summer when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expired.
However, in a remarkable turnaround, the France international signed a contract extension at the Parc des Princes through to 2025. La LigaLa Liga lodges complaint to UEFA over Man City and PSG's alleged FFP breaches17 HOURS AGO Real Madrid also had a £180 million January deadline day bid turned down for the 2018 World Cup winner last summer. Speaking after the showpiece European final to Movistar, Perez said the Spanish giants had already moved on from the transfer disappointment.
«Mbappe is already forgotten,» he said. «We have had a perfect season and we will continue to work to get the best players.» Now Perez has spoken further about the situation in an interview with 'El Chiringuito' in which he somewhat sarcastically referred to Mbappe previously describing a move to the Bernabeu as a dream. «His dream was to play at Real Madrid,» Perez said.
«We wanted to do it last August and they didn't let him leave; he kept saying he wanted to play at Madrid, and like 15 days before, he changed the situation. /> »This is not the Mbappe I wanted to bring, he is another one, who must have changed his dream. He changes, he is offered other things, he is pressured and he is already another footballer.