2 years ago
Chelsea, the European Champions, had a history of losing world-class players when they had the opportunity to keep them. We can't stop talking about players like Mohammed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne, who used to be on Chelsea's payroll.There's one more player who's making things so difficult. PSG's Kylian Mbappé had the opportunity to join Chelsea but turned it down. Mbappé, who was 13 at the time, traveled from France with his mother to Chelsea for a trial, but the Blues did not sign him. He was told to return for a second session, but his mother informed Chelsea scouts that they would not be returning."He (Mbappé) took a trial and didn't end up satisfying us since he didn't provide enough defensively," says Serge Daniel Boga, a Chelsea scout at the time. As a result, they asked his mother whether he could return for a second trial, but she declined."Mbappé was clearly fantastic on the ball, but Chelsea's main issue was that he didn't do nearly enough defensively. Mbappé's mother had no idea he would be worth 150 million euros five years later. "Listen, my boy isn't coming back," she says. If they want him, they must take him now, or they will return in five years to acquire him for €50 million."Mbappé is in the final year of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, and he appears to be on his way to Real Madrid in the summer. PSG is doing everything they can to keep the 23-year-old in Paris, including offering him a 150-million-euro contract if he remains for two more seasons. He appears to have made up his mind about joining Real Madrid, and all he wants now is a large salary package.
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