Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has claimed that he is not paying attention to rumours surrounding Kylian Mbappe's future, despite reports continuing to link the Frenchman with the Spanish giants.
Mbappe looked set to join Madrid in the summer, only to
perform a dramatic U-turn and sign a new deal with PSG until 2025. However, it
has since been reported that he is not happy at the French club, and would like
to leave in January after feeling 'betrayed' by the owners.
According to recent reports the forward was angry with the
Ligue 1 club and wanted to leave in January but Mbappe said that he had not
asked to be sold.
Real Madrid tried to sign the forward at the end of last
season but he decided to sign a new contract with PSG instead.
“It’s not that it bores me — I don’t even read about it
now,” Perez told radio station Cadena Ser early on Tuesday after the Ballon
d’Or ceremony in Paris.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema won the men’s trophy,
while winger Vinicius Junior was eighth in the rankings.
“You don’t know what can happen in the future, but the
forwards at Real Madrid are progressing at a spectacular rate, year by year,”
continued Perez.
“Rodrygo and Vinicius are two great players, young, they
have their lives in front of them to prosper. Madrid are only focused on the
players that we have. And we love them.”
Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois won the Yashin Trophy for the best
goalkeeper and finished seventh in the rankings, while midfielder Luka Modric
was ninth, the pair having helped Los Blancos win La Liga and the Champions
League last season.
Benzema, who scored 44 goals in 46 games, was heralded as
the world’s best player. “Benzema deserves the Ballon d’Or,” added Perez.
“He’s been the best player for the last three or four years.
He’s a number nine that’s a mix of Ronaldo Nazario and Zinedine Zidane. He does
two jobs at once, pulling the strings in attack like Zidane and he shoots like
Ronaldo did.”