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Kylian Mbappe has revealed how he spoke to Real Madrid to inform them that he was turning down the chance to join them this summer before publicly confirming a new deal to stay at Paris Saint-Germain.
The France striker's future had been unclear throughout the campaign with his initial contract at the newly crowned champions being set to expire at the end of the season.
Real Madrid have held a long term interest in the World Cup winner and had multiple bids for the forward turned down last summer including one for £154million.
Kylian Mbappe (right) poses with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi on Monday having confirmed his he will stay at the French champions for another three years
Yet Mbappe confirmed on Saturday before scoring a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Metz on the final day of the season that he would be staying in France on a new three-year mega deal worth £34million a season at £650,000 per week, despite all signs pointing to him of heading to the Bernabeu.
In a press conference on Monday, Mbappe told reporters that he made up his mind as late as last week but insists he was honest to all parties throughout the talks over his future and that he personally contacted Real Madrid president Florentino Perez to show his respect to their interest by informing him them of his decision privately.
'It was last week' Mbappe said. 'I didn't announce it to my team-mates because the club didn't want me to. They wanted that to remain a secret and a surprise for everybody, even though it was hard to keep surprises.
Mbappe though admitted he had contacted Real Madrid Florentino Perez to inform him privately that he would be staying at the Parc des Princes as a mark of respect
Madrid chief Perez was hoping to land Mbappe on a free transfer from PSG this summer
'I think a lot of people had some information on Saturday. I wanted to call the Real Madrid president Florentino Perez before announcing it at Paris Saint-Germain.
'I have a lot of respect for him and their club they have done a lot to make me as happy as possible. As a respectful person I owed to it to them to speak to them personally I though that was the best thing to do.
'We managed to finalise the contract and announce the news at the Parc des Princes.'
Mbappe has enjoyed an excellent season at PSG helping the club win back the Ligue 1
