Inside Kylian Mbappe's Real Madrid snub as WhatsApp to Florentino Perez emerges

Kylian Mbappe has confirmed he has penned a new three-year contract at Paris Saint-Germain and will remain in the French capital for the foreseeable despite Real Madrid's intense interest.

In what was the transfer saga of last summer, Los Blancos applied huge pressure in their pursuit for his signature and submitted mega-money bids worth up to £200million to try and force the Parisian's hands. Remarkably, with a year left to run on his deal at that time, PSG stood firm and rejected Real Madrid's offers.

What followed has been an entire season's worth of speculation as to where Mbappe would play his football beyond this summer. Given the context of the forward's original contract expiring this summer, the consensus in Spain appeared to be that it was a foregone conclusion Mbappe would sign for the club as a free agent.

Speaking before the winter window at the turn of the calendar year, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez told Spanish outlet El Debate: "In January we will have news on Mbappe. Hopefully, everything can be sorted on January 1."

Obviously, things were not sorted and thus the void created ensured more speculation and rumours would follow. As the summer edged closer, just about everyone associated with the player, PSG and indeed Real Madrid was pressed for comment on Mbappe's future.

Mbappe himself stoked the rumour mill further with an interview on the eve of the January transfer window, as he explained how "life experience" is more important to him than money.

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"Human ties are much more fascinating (than money)," Mbappe told Paris Match (via RMC Sport ). "It's the life experience that counts, more than making money. "I am thirsty above