Uniay Imre, coach of Paris Saint-Germain, revealed the desire of Kellian Mbabi, a player before joining the Princes' Castle in the summer transfer period.
"Mbabi was interested in moving to Real Madrid or Barcelona at the start of the season," he said, quoting the Spanish coach who announced his departure from the Paris team at the end of the season.
"When I met Kylean and his father, the player told me he wanted to move to Real Madrid or Barcelona before joining PSG, but I told him he needed to continue in France."
"Historically, this kind of 18-year-old French player is leaving France, so the country has to be proud to have Mbabey in St Germain."
The former Monaco star was close to moving to Real last summer, before St Germain snatched the player on loan with a mandatory purchase of 180 million euros.