Kylian Mbappé has said he has a “very exciting” future ahead after leaving Paris Saint-Germain, saying it’s the “right moment” to move on from the Ligue 1 club.
The France star announced last week that he would be leaving PSG when his contract expires this summer, and he is now widely expected to join long-term suitors Real Madrid.
Mbappé was named Ligue 1’s player of the season — for the fifth year in a row — at an awards ceremony in Paris on Monday.
“It’s a chapter of my life that is ending. Ligue 1 has been a major part of my career,” Mbappé told the audience.
“Now I’m turning a new page in my life. What comes next is very exciting, but that’s another matter…I want to thank my family, who’ve always supported me in the good and bad times. I know it was very important for my father that I made history in Ligue 1 before leaving, and I think, with humility, that I’ve done that.”
Mbappé has spent almost a decade playing in Ligue 1, first with Monaco, and since 2017, with PSG.
Throughout that time he has been a target for Real Madrid, coming especially close in 2022 when a last-minute change of heart saw him sign a new deal at PSG.
