Kylian Mbappe revealed that joining Real Madrid over earning more money elsewhere was not a “difficult decision” for him.
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Mbappe chose joining Real Madrid over money
Mbappé currently earns €32m a year with Los Blancos after signing a five-year deal last summer.
Since his arrival, he has been spearheading Madrid as their leading goal scorer this season.
The former PSG star has scored 30 goals in 42 games across all competitions so far.
Despite the possibility of earning more money elsewhere, Mbappe said he genuinely wanted to sign with Real Madrid.
“The only thing that I wanted was to play here, at the Bernabeu, with this shirt, with the fans chanting my name, scoring goals and being happy,” he told La Sexta in his first interview with a Spanish media since his arrival at Real Madrid
“I wanted to play for Real Madrid and it wasn’t a difficult decision to choose between Real Madrid and money. “
For sure, money is important to take care of my family but for me, the most important thing is being happy.”
Mbappe clarifies his comment
The comments suggested that it was a dig at Mbappe’s former club, PSG.
To recall, the France international is still in a financial dispute with the Ligue 1 side over unpaid wages and bonuses.
However, Mbappe took to X (formerly Twitter) to clarify his remarks.
“[The comments] are not linked to PSG,” he wrote.
The question was about the next step and the choice, for example, of Saudi Arabia or a club like Real Madrid.”
