Kylian Mbappé announces decision to leave PSG
Kylian Mbappe confirmed he will leave PSG when his contract expires at the end of the Ligue 1 season
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00:00 Hi everyone, I'm Kylian. I wanted to talk to you. I've always said I'd talk to you when the time came.
00:10 I wanted to tell you that this is my last year at Paris Saint-Germain. I'm not going to extend my time here.
00:19 I'm going to finish my adventure in a few weeks. I'm going to play my last game at the Parc des Princes on Sunday.
00:26 It's a lot of emotions, a lot of years where I've been lucky and it's an immense honour to be part of the biggest club in France.
00:36 One of the best in the world. It's what allowed me to get here, to get to know my first experience in a club with a lot of pressure.
00:46 To grow as a player, of course, alongside some of the best in history, some of the great champions.
00:56 To get to know a lot of people, to grow as a man too, with all the glory and mistakes I've made.
01:05 I'd like to thank all the teammates I've had, all the coaches, Unai Emery, Thomas Touchelle, Mauricio Pochettino, Christophe Galtier and Louis Henryquet.
01:19 The sporting directors, Leonardo and Luis Campos, for always being there for me.
01:27 All the people at the club, the people you don't see, the people in the shadows, the physios, the managers, the performance people.
01:36 All the people in the offices, on campus, everyone. There are some great people who give everything for the club and deserve this recognition.
01:47 Despite everything that can happen outside, all the media that surrounds the club, there are some fans who want to defend and make the club shine.
01:58 It's a pleasure and I know that with all these people, the club is in good hands.
02:03 It's difficult. I didn't think it would be so hard to announce that, to leave my country.
02:10 France, the league, a championship that I've always known. But I think I needed that, a new challenge after seven years.
02:20 It's difficult and of course, there are people I'd like to thank above all, the fans.
02:27 I know I'm not the most demonstrative player. I haven't always been up to the level of love you've given me for seven years.
02:37 But I've never wanted to cheat. I've always wanted to be a good player.
02:41 PSG is a club that leaves no one indifferent. You can love or hate. I chose to love it.
02:49 And I've been doing it for seven years, with ups and downs of course.
02:53 But I don't regret signing for this prestigious club.
02:58 It's a club that I'll remember for the rest of my life.
03:02 I'll tell everyone that I had the chance to play here.
03:06 And now I won't be a player anymore. I'll continue to watch all the games, of course.
03:11 Because it's a club that will always interest me. I'll always be interested in the club's news.
03:19 It was me, with my qualities and my flaws. But I tried to give the best version of myself during those seven years.
03:27 But above all, I want to say thank you. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to live half of all the emotions I've experienced.
03:34 And just for that, I'm grateful for my life.
03:37 Thank you all. I hope we'll finish this year with one last trophy.
03:43 We'll have a good time for what's left. But know that you'll stay in my heart for life.
03:48 This is Paris. Goodbye.