Why Paris Saint-Germain was the only team for Kylian Mbappe

Arsenal was a ‘real option’ but the 18-year-old wanted to go home

Kylian Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain's new signing Kylian Mbappe 
(Image credit: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images))

Kylian Mbappe became the most sought-after teenager in football this summer, with the pick of the clubs fighting for his signature.

Having made his breakthrough at Monaco, the 18-year-old has, in his own words, “only six months’ [experience] playing at the highest level”. But that didn’t deter European football’s elite from trying to add the French forward to their strike force.

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