KYLIAN MBAPPE committed his future to Paris Saint-Germain amid links with European champion Real Madrid. Mbappe won the FIFA Young Player award for his performances at Russia 2018 after helping France claim the World Cup on Sunday. The 19-year-old forward scored in France’s 4-2 victory over Croatia in Moscow as he took his tournament tally to four goals. Mbappe — who completed a permanent transfer to Ligue 1 champion PSG from French rival Monaco during the off-season having spent last term on loan in Paris — has no plans to leave the capital as Madrid attempt to replace Juventus-bound Cristiano Ronaldo. “I will stay with PSG, continuing on my path with them,” Mbappe told reporters. Mbappe garnered global recognition for his performances in this year’s World Cup, but the proceeds he earned are not going to him. Mbappe, who scored four goals this year as France claimed its second World Cup, decided to donate his earnings from the tournament to a charity that gives free sports instruction to hospitalized and disabled children in sports, Premiers de Cordee. The organization also coordinates disability awareness campaigns for schools and businesses, according to the French news outlet L’Equipe. After consulting with his entourage, Mbappe decided his World Cup premiums can serve a humanitarian cause, according to L’Equipe. “Kylian, he’s a great person,” Sebastien Ruffin, general manager of Premiers de Cordee, told Le Parisien. “When his schedule allows it, he intervenes for us with pleasure. He has a very good relationship with children, he always finds the right words to encourage them. I sometimes even feel that he takes more pleasure to play with the kids than the kids themselves.” (SD-Agencies) |