PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain have announced that Kylian Mbappé has signed a three-year contract extension to stay in the French capital.

The 23-year-old France international’s deal will keep him at the Parc des Princes until June 2025 and leave Real Madrid bitterly disappointed.

He told the club’s official website: “I would like to announce that I have chosen to extend my contract at Paris St Germain, and of course I am delighted.

“I am convinced that here I can continue to grow at a club that provides everything necessary to perform at the highest level.

“I am also delighted to continue to play in France, the country where I was born, where I have grown up and where I have made my name.”

The announcement ended months of speculation over Mbappe’s future, during which he was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid.

He added: “I would like to thank the president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, for his trust, his understanding and his patience.

“I would also like to thank all the fans of Paris St Germain, both in France and around the world, for their support, especially in recent months. Together, side by side and ambitious, we will make magic in Paris.”

The news did not go down well in Spain, where LaLiga chiefs signalled their intention to file a complaint against PSG on the grounds of financial sustainability, pointing to huge losses in recent years.

A LaLiga statement said: “This behaviour demonstrates once more that state-owned clubs do not respect and do not want to respect the rules of a sector as important as football. These rules are key to protect and sustain hundreds of thousands of jobs.

“This kind of behaviour led by Al-Khelaifi, president of PSG, and member of the UEFA Executive Committee and president of ECA, endangers European football on the same level as the European Super League.”

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