After another promising Champions League run ended unceremoniously for Paris Saint-Germain, in a semifinal loss last week to underdog German club Borussia Dortmund, star striker Kylian Mbappé declined to answer questions about his future. Most believe the 25-year-old French phenom’s departure this summer to Real Madrid is a foregone conclusion.
Then again, soccer pundits were also certain Mbappé would jump to the Spanish giants in 2022. His last-minute change of heart to stay in France Ligue 1 was spurred on by a personal plea from French president Emmanuel Macron himself, and a contract that Forbes estimates paid him at least $90 million per year.
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