On the 22nd (Korean time), PSG announced a list of 29 players who will participate in the 2023 Asian Tour through the club’s official website. In the summer pre-season, PSG set the 2023 overseas tour destination to Asia.카지노사이트
PSG, which is scheduled to leave Korea on the 22nd, will first visit Osaka, Japan, and play against Al Nasr (Saudi Arabia) and Cerezo Osaka (Japan) at 7:00 pm on the 25th and 7:00 pm on the 28th, respectively, and Inter Milan (Italy) in Tokyo at 7:00 pm on August 1. Afterwards, they will visit Korea and finish the tour with a match against Jeonbuk Hyundai at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium on August 3.
However, you will not be able to see Mbappe on the tour schedule. This is because PSG excluded Mbappe from the tour list. Lee Kang-in, who was replaced after complaining of hamstring pain in the game against Le Havre, and Neymar, who is known to be still recovering from injury, were also on the list, but the name of No. 7 Mbappe could not be found.
The reason for the exclusion of Mbappe’s list is definitely a contract issue with PSG. With less than a year left as his contract expires in June 2024, Mbappe recently unilaterally notified that he did not want to extend his contract and would leave the team next year as a free agent.
PSG is in a position to sell him because if he is sent out as a free agent (FA) in June 2024, he will not be able to earn money through the transfer fee, but if Mbappe does not accept the transfer, the transfer cannot be completed. Mbappe is said to only want Real Madrid.
In the end, PSG seems to have made a decision to exclude Mbappe from the Asian tour to pressure the decision on the transfer.
French media Sport reported on the 22nd, “PSG’s official insisted that Mbappe leave for Real next year and said that he was destroying PSG,” and reported the reaction inside PSG.
Sport said, “Mbappe, along with Julian Draxler, Giorginio Wijnaldum and Abdu Diallo, have been excluded from PSG’s Asian tour roster. This is a sign that PSG no longer relies on him. Therefore, tensions between Mbappe and the club, which only want to fulfill the contract until 2024, are at their peak,” said PSG and Mbappe.
“PSG adheres to a firm course of action. They will extend the contract with Mbappe or sell him this summer. PSG clearly knows that Mbappe wants to join Real Madrid next summer on a free transfer,” he said, explaining that PSG is certain to sell him in this transfer window.
According to the Sport report, a PSG insider said, “Mbappe’s actions are close to terrorism. He is trying to kill his club and strengthen his biggest rival with a free transfer.”
PSG even issued an ultimatum to Mbappe. PSG owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi publicly notified Mbappe that he would “renew his contract and decide whether to stay with the team or leave this summer.” If he does not choose both the contract extension and the transfer, he threatens to be punished with suspension of salary and demotion to the 2nd division.
Spanish media ‘El Pais’ revealed that despite this situation, PSG will not stick to the huge amount of Mbafe transfer fee.
El Pais said, “The owner of Nasser Al-Khelaifi believes that Mbappe is not part of the project. He is likely to accept less than 200 million euros (approximately 286.7 billion won) that Real offered for Mbappe in 2021.”
Meanwhile, as PSG excludes Mbappe from the list and reveals its willingness to sell it, other clubs other than Real are considering signing Mbappe, or moving to actually try it.
French media ‘RMC Sports’ reported on the 22nd that “Chelsea is interested in Mbappe, and Al-Hilal has provided an astronomical offer.”
RMC Sports said of the Premier League interest, “The Premier League holds Mbappe in high regard. Chelsea have received information and no offer yet. Like Chelsea, another English club is approaching to see what terms are possible with respect to a possible transfer.”
“Al-Hilal wants to provide 400 million euros (approximately 573.4 billion won) for two years. According to their plan, Mbafe can still leave the club and join Real Madrid next year. They also offered 200 million euros to PSG,” he said.
However, the media added, “It is impossible to forcibly drag Mbappe’s hand, which is contracted until June 2024. Therefore, the final decision is up to him,” adding that if Mbappe refuses Saudi Arabia and the Premier League, the transfer will not take place.
In a situation where PSG has urged his decision with a clear response along with criticism of Mbappe, it is expected that much attention will be paid to what decision Mbappe will make while remaining at the club during the remainder of the transfer market.