Striker Kylian Mbappe will have dinner at the Elysee Palace today with the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.

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This is not the first time the captain of the French national team has visited the French President’s Palace, nor is it the first time he has met with the Head of State. But being welcomed at the Elysee Palace is not a trivial matter, even for a player who is considered the best in the world today.

Accordingly, Mbappe will have an intimate meal tonight (French time) with President Macron and Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. In addition, Mr. Macron also invited PSG president Nasser al-Khelaifi to attend this dinner.

Also in February 2018, the 25-year-old superstar dined with two heads of state, President Macron and George Weah, after the former PSG star was elected President of Liberia. At that time, Mbappe attended a dinner with two heads of state and a few close friends whom he asked permission to come with.

According to Le Parisien, it is likely that this time Mbappe will also go to the Elysee Palace with a few close teammates at PSG to avoid sensitive rumors about his future. Surely this intimate dinner did not affect PSG as well as the French President to convince Mbappe to extend his contract until May 2022. Some other sources say that president Al-Khelaifi and the Emir of Qatar want to take advantage of this opportunity to send a new huge offer to Mbappe and convince him to change his mind.

Since announcing to PSG that he would leave the club at the end of this season, Mbappe sat on the bench in the 2-0 win over Nantes and was substituted in the 1-1 draw with Rennes in Ligue 1 in the last two matches. Regarding this issue, coach Luis Enrique briefly explained that PSG needs to learn how to play without Mbappe. Meanwhile, the 25-year-old superstar himself did not show any discomfort about having to sit on the bench or be replaced when the home team was leading.

Even PSG’s ultras are forced to accept the fact that their legendary striker will leave Parc des Princes this summer 2024.