PARIS (AP) 鈥� Kylian Mbapp茅 announced again he's leaving Paris Saint-Germain, an unsurprising move by the French superstar who is expected to join Real Madrid.
Mbapp茅 said on Friday on X he will play his final home game on Sunday against Toulouse.
鈥淚 never thought it would be this difficult to leave my country,鈥� he said in the video post, adding he will face a new challenge after seven years at PSG.
Mbapp茅 now captains France and won the World Cup in 2018. becoming the second teenager, after , to score in a . He top-scored at the 2022 World Cup, including a hat trick in the final.
Mbapp茅 joined PSG in 2017 from Monaco in a deal worth 180 million euros ($194 million). He is expected to be bought by 14-time Champions League winner Real Madrid.
In 2021, PSG turned down a ($194 million) from Madrid for Mbapp茅. He renewed his contract with PSG, on which he didn鈥檛 take up the option for an extra year. Earlier this year, he told PSG at the end of the season.
He has 255 goals for PSG, and his prolific output helped to deliver six league titles in seven years but also often that were exposed at the highest level in the Champions League.
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