Mbappe's relationship with PSG end on a sour note after starting amid fanfare

Kylian Mbappes relationship with Paris SaintGermain started with great fanfare but is ending amid ongoing tensions and without a Champions League trophyMbappeacute joined as a teenage phenom from Monaco in 2017 in a deal worth 180 million euros 194 million On Sunday the 25yearold superstar played his last home game for PSG and scored in a 31 loss to ToulouseHe was loudly jeered by sections of the crowd at Parc des Princes when his name was announced two days after finally making it official he is leaving though Mbappeacute got a warmer welcome from other PSG fansAs the soccer world discussed his imminent departure on Friday French champion PSG did not comment on the matterThe lateevening announcement by Mbappeacute may have taken PSG by surprise since it was in a video posted on X and not through the clubs communication departmentBetween then and the Sunday night kickoff there were more than 20 posts on PSGs official feed on XKYLIAN MBAPPE TIFO raised by PSGs ultras ahead of his final home game for the club Mbappe departs hometown team having won Ligue 1 six times but PSG the club decided not to give him an official farewell ceremony pictwittercomZzEyZP1R30mdash Men in Blazers MenInBlazers May 12 2024Those included an exclusive look at next seasons home strip an item on a betting site a clip of PSGs womens team reaching the French Cup final and kickoff times for the match in different parts of the world but nothing on MbappeacuteAlso Read PSG win recordextending 12th French league titleNo tribute was paid to him by the club during Sundays game either albeit not the last match of the seasonIt was left to the ultra supporters from the CUP or Paris Ultras Collective to honor him with a banner and a giant tifo in his imageThe fracture between the cashrich Qatariowned club and its 256goal record scorer appears to run deepHeres a look at how relations deterioratedNew contractPSG may be feeling let down by Mbappeacute after offering him the most lucrative contract in the clubs history when he signed a new contract in 2022But Mbappeacute was frustrated because he felt promises to sign key players iquest notably a topclass center forward like Robert Lewandowski so he could play in his favored position wide left iquest were not keptWhen he signed the new deal he was paraded in front of fans holding up a jersey with 2025 on it Mbappeacute was reportedly annoyed about this because the contract was until 2024 with the option for an extra yearOffer declinedMbappeacute stunned PSG in June last year by informing the club he would not take the option for an extra year With his contract effectively into its final year it put PSG in the position of needing to sell Mbappeacute to avoid losing him for free when the contract expiredPSG insisted he would be sold but Mbappeacute wanted to see out the final year so the club flexed its muscle by leaving him out of the preseason tour to Japan in late JulyAlHilal came in with a world record 332 million bid but Mbappeacute was not interested and reportedly refused to meet with representatives from the Saudi club in ParisAlso Read Is Madrid callingFallout and tensionsAfter being left out of the preseason tour Mbappeacute posted a photo of himself online after training with some fringe players stopping to sign autographs outside the clubs training complexThe standoff continued when Mbappeacute was dropped for this seasons opening league game watching from the stands as PSG drew 00With Lionel Messi gone and Neymar on his way to join Saudi club AlHilal PSG coach Luis Enrique simply could not afford to keep overlooking Mbappeacute He returned in the next league game and scored a penaltyTime to leaveRelations appeared to be repaired for a while but they took another turn for the worse when Mbappeacute informed club president Nasser Al Khelaifi in midFebruary that he was leaving although he did not go public until FridayIn between times Mbappeacutes relationship with Enrique iquest knowing his best player would be leaving iquest reportedly became more tenseEnrique showed his authority in recent weeks by either putting Mbappeacute on the bench or taking him off during important gamesLower statusMbappeacutes nearuntouchable status at PSG was suddenly in questionWhen Enrique replaced him midway through the second half against bitter rival Marseille on March 31 a surprised Mbappeacute appeared to mutter something negative as he walked offEnrique said he was rotating Mbappeacute to keep him fresher for the bigger games They jumped into each others arms after PSG knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League quarterfinals with Mbappeacute scoring twice in the second legBut resting Mbappeacute made no difference in the semifinals against Borussia Dortmund with Mbappeacute failing to score as PSG lost both games 10Once again PSG fell short in European soccers elite club competitionMbappeacutes last PSG match will be on May 25 in the French Cup final against Lyon