PSG Star Hakimi Reveals He Knew Mbappé’s Decision to Stay Before Teammates

During his appearance on the show La Resistencia, Achraf Hakimi confided to host David Broncano that he was the first to know that Mbappé, with whom he shares a great friendship, was staying at PSG. "The other teammates knew it on the field, but since I’m very close with him, I found out a few days before. It’s a difficult decision," said the Moroccan winger.

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The former Real Madrid player specifies that he received messages from people he did not know and others with whom he has been in touch for some time, who wanted to know what decision his "friend" Mbappé was going to make.

The Parisian club’s coach, Mauricio Pochettino, had already stated a few hours earlier that Achraf Hakimi was the only person aware of Kylian Mbappé’s decision before the French player communicated it to the rest of his teammates.