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Kylian Mbappe teases contract decision with Champions League vow.
Kylian Mbappe has admitted his next professional objective is to win the Champions League and has pledged to do so with his current employer Paris Saint-Germain.
Mbappe came so close to leaving PSG for Real Madrid last summer, but after a year of unpredictability on and off the field, he is still the focus of many rumours.
The Frenchman’s current contract, which runs until 2024 but has a 12-month extension option, is about to expire, and Real are still interested in bringing him to the Santiago Bernabeu soon.
Mbappe has since claimed that he is still adamant about helping PSG win the Champions League, promising to return Europe’s top honour to the Parc des Princes.
“My next goal in my career is to win the Champions League once and for all, I think,” he told Tout Le Sport. “I’ve already played in the final, the semi-finals, the quarter-finals, the round of 16… I have everything, but I still need to win. That’s all I need in my career.
“I want to win the Champions League at Paris Saint-Germain, I’m from Paris and I have a contract. So it will be at PSG.”
Mbappe’s comments come after his public dispute with PSG over his image usage in a season ticket promotional video. He insisted the club was not ‘Kylian Saint-Germain’, but manager Christophe Galtier labelled the whole thing a misunderstanding.
The 24-year-old has had another outstanding season, scoring 31 goals and dishing out eight assists in 35 appearances across all competitions, but it has not been enough to elevate PSG once again.
Compared to their customary standards, PSG’s lead in Ligue 1 standings is just six points, and they were easily eliminated from the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the round of 16.