Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappé's love letter to PSG

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·16 October 2025

Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappé's love letter to PSG

When the time came to leave Monaco and take the next step in his career in 2017, Kylian Mbappé made the decision to join PSG. In a recent interview with Movistar, the France captain revealed the reasons behind his choice: "When I left Monaco, I had a very clear goal: to play. Because I was 18 and I wanted to play for Real. There was Karim (Benzema), Cristiano (Ronaldo), Gareth (Bale). And I didn’t want to be on the bench. All the big European clubs were telling me I would be a starter. And I knew that at Real, with all the respect they had for me, I wouldn’t have played every match," he said.