Emery: Mbappe wanted to go to Madrid or Barcelona Ligue 1 - PSG Revealed player's intention to go to Spain

He will stop being coach of Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this season, and Unai Emery has dropped a bombshell about Kylian Mbappe.

Though the young Frenchman signed for PSG last summer, Real Madrid believed they had done enough to get their man.

"Initially Mbappe wanted to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona," Emery said to SFR Sport.

"Historically, these type of 18-year-old French players leave France, so the country must be proud to have Mbappe at PSG.

"When I met him and his father, Mbappe told me he wanted to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona, but I said to him that he had to continue in France."

The French international was close to signing for Real Madrid, and the player himself confirmed to MARCA that there were contacts with Los Blancos.

Mbappe, now 19, has played 38 matches with PSG so far in all competitions.