Since stating in a letter to PSG a week ago that he would not be renewing his contract until 2025, Kylian Mbappe has sparked a flood of rumors. This was unnecessary because failing to act by July 31 was enough to nullify his automatic two-plus-one clause.

What the PSG man has accomplished is to raise the ire of all interested parties and ensure that none of the four viable possibilities, two of which are more likely and advantageous to Real Madrid, are ruled out. These are the possibilities for the PSG striker.

Refusing to renew and departing on a free in June 2024
Based on the letter he wrote to the club, his following statement, his denials on social media, and his words at a press conference, this is the alternative that the player himself is considering.

Mbappe has made it plain through these many routes that he wants to finish the remaining year of his contract, which is why he submitted his letter indicating that he would not be renewing. At the same time, he disputed a report in Le Parisien that he planned to depart for Real Madrid this summer.

PSG plainly loses out in this maneuver because, despite their huge effort to sign him to the largest deal in sports history, the player will go in June 2024 without leaving a cent in the coffers. According to sources, Real Madrid is also considering this alternative. They would have to wait until January 1 to sign a deal with Mbappe and avoid the situation that occurred in May, when the player pulled out due to a lack of a signed commitment with the club and ended up renewing with PSG.