Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez reached out to Kylian Mbappe after Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated by Borussia Dortmund from the Champions League semi-finals.
Mbappe likely played his last match in the Champions League with a PSG shirt, as he will leave at the end of his contract this season and move to Real Madrid.
After bidding farewell to the Champions League, Mbappe was ready to immediately announce his move to Real Madrid, but the Merengue president asked him to be patient and postpone it for a while.
Perez does not want the fans to be busy celebrating the La Liga title and belittle the achievement of the current players, and he also wants to maintain the focus of his players as their adventure in the Champions League continues.
Indeed, there is an agreement between Perez and Mbappe’s mother and agent, Faiza Lamari, to postpone the announcement of the player’s transfer to the Santiago Bernabeu until the end of the season and before the start of Euro 2024.
At the same time, Defensa Central said that Perez consoled Mbappe about leaving the Champions League in a call on Tuesday.
The Madrid president told Mbappe, “I was hoping we would meet you in the final at Wembley Stadium. I would have been happy to face you there.”
Real Madrid will meet Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday evening, after the first leg at the Allianz Arena, which ended in a positive 2-2 draw.
