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'He was supposed to be sold' - Ex-PSG sporting director urged club to accept Real Madrid offer for Kylian Mbappe in 2021 and was 'against' contract extension

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<p>World Cup winner Mbappe, who had been linked with the Blancos for some time, had just one year remaining on his contract at that point. La Liga heavyweights were <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/leonardo-denies-mbappe-offered-200m-contract-psg-try-everything-keep-him-ultras-play-part/blt6ae5270a1e134860" target="_blank">prepared to spend big on making the France international another ‘Galactico’</a> at Santiago Bernabeu.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>They <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/revealed-real-madrid-surprised-kylian-mbappe-totally-different-cristiano-ronaldo-non-idyllic-start-santiago-bernabeu/blt31a2ff44f6efd86a" target="_blank">eventually got their man in 2024</a>, but only after Paris Saint-Germain had put another lucrative contract in place with Mbappe. He did become the club’s all-time leading goalscorer before bidding farewell, but ended up <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/kylian-mbappe-eye-popping-signing-on-bonus-real-madrid-transfer/bltde800d97639ecd1a" target="_blank">walking away as a free agent</a>.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Leonardo believes poor sporting and financial decisions were made at Parc des Princes prior to his departure in 2022, with the Brazilian telling <a href="https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/ligue-des-champions/mbappe-zidane-paris-fc-l-ancien-directeur-sportif-du-psg-leonardo-livre-ses-verites-au-figaro-20241104 " target="_blank"><em>Le Figaro</em></a> of why he would have sanctioned a sale over agreeing fresh terms: “I was against it, at the level that was done. Always. From the beginning. I even think he was supposed to be sold at the end of the 2020-2021 season, when PSG had an offer from Real Madrid and he only had one year left on his contract.”</p>

WHAT LEONARDO SAID

<p>Leonardo added on Mbappe <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/psg-bench-mbappe-all-year-snubs-contract-di-meco/t2ypol3ihvz317h30e1q3af9c" target="_blank">forcing PSG into tabling an eye-watering contract offer</a>, before ultimately leaving for nothing: “How is it manageable afterwards? If you lose a player, it's annoying, but the club is not going to die. What great institution has collapsed by losing a player? None. It may take time, but you always get back up. I was a player, but no element can ever be more important than a club.”</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Mbappe registered 256 goals for PSG across seven seasons, but was unable to secure them an elusive Champions League crown. He is now chasing down European glory <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/not-good-as-9-vinicius-junior-the-best-karim-benzema-tells-kylian-mbappe-forget-important-real-madrid-advice/blt946cdc1437d2b050" target="_blank">alongside the likes of Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham in Spain</a>.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

'He was supposed to be sold' - Ex-PSG sporting director urged club to accept Real Madrid offer for Kylian Mbappe in 2021 and was 'against' contract extension | Goal.com

Former PSG director Leonardo has revealed that Kylian Mbappe was “supposed to be sold” to Real Madrid when a bid was tabled in 2021.

&apos;He was supposed to be sold&apos; - Ex-PSG sporting director urged club to accept Real Madrid offer for Kylian Mbappe in 2021 and was &apos;against&apos; contract extension