Kylian Mbappe admits "things and people made me unhappy" at PSG after his exit was confirmed.
The Frenchman's departure from the Parisian outfit had long been expected after a contract stand off that saw the 25-year-old's deal expire this summer. Real Madrid was expected to be his eventual destination and so that has proved with the World Cup winner signing a five-year deal.
Mbappe and leading lights at PSG, such as president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, clashed over his plan to run down his contract. The Ligue 1 outfit had previously thrown huge sums the way of the forward to get him to stay and him leaving without a transfer fee didn't sit well with some.
The player though has suggested the environment wasn't ideal, but stopped short of saying he was unhappy at the club where he spent six years - leaving as their all-time top scorer.
He said: "At PSG I wasn't unhappy, that would be biting the hand that feeds you, and spitting in the face of all the people who defended me, but things and people made me unhappy. But there are things that you can't show because I was a leader and you don't follow someone who drags their sadness around."
Mirror Football's Premier League team of 2022 as champions dominateMbappe was born in Paris before bursting onto the scene with Monaco, where he had a host of Europe's top clubs watching him before he eventually headed to the Parc des Princes.
The forward has played under a host of managers as PSG continue to dominate domestically. They've failed to capture the prize the club's hierarchy most want - the Champions League. The closest he ever got was losing in the final back in 2020.
Mbappe has said that current boss Enrique and adviser Luis Campos "saved me". He said: "Without them I would never have set foot on the field again. I'm more proud of that season when I know everything I had to go through to play. It was lower in my standards but just playing, repeating matches and winning trophies was my greatest pride. But next year, I won't be satisfied with a season like that."
The Frenchman will join the newly crowned European champions after Madrid claimed victory against Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. "It's the club where I always dreamed of being. I'm going there with a lot of excitement and a lot of humility," said Mbappe.
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