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Kylian Mbappe Says He Told PSG He Wanted to Leave in July; Comments on Contract Talks

Kylian Mbappe told Paris Saint-Germain during the summer transfer window that he wanted to move to another club.

"I said at the end of July I wanted to leave," the superstar told RMC Sport on Sunday (translated by ESPN).

Mbappe can leave the team for free next summer and is free to negotiate a contract with other teams in January, making the past transfer window the last chance for PSG to receive a transfer fee commensurate to the forward's talent without singing him to an extension.

Transfer negotiations went right up until the final day of the window, with Real Madrid offering €200 million ($233 million) for the forward August 31, but PSG turned down the bid, per Alex Kirkland and Rodrigo Faez of ESPN.