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I wasn't unhappy at PSG - Kylian Mbappe

France's Kylian Mbappe speaks to the media ahead of his side's friendly game against Luxembourg. Translation for key quotes: Opening statement on Real Madrid Hello to everyone, just before we start this press conference, I wanted to say a few words. I think everyone has heard the news. It's official. I'll be a Real Madrid player for at least the next five seasons.. It's an immense pleasure, a dream come true, and very emotional. I'm very happy, liberated, relieved and extremely proud to be able to join this club where I've always dreamed of being. Thank you very much. I'm very excited to be joining this great club. The best club in the world. I arrive there with a great deal of humility. I'd like to thank all the people who have sent me so many messages. All the people who have supported me. I wasn't able to see everything but my heart was in it. I'd also like to say a big thank you to everyone who has contributed in any way to this operation, which has been more than complex. I'd like to thank everyone at Real Madrid who worked [on this deal]. Especially the President, Florentino Pérez, who has had faith in me from day one. This is a great day for me. There's a lot of emotion now, but we need to get back to something more rational. Today, I have a responsibility as captain of the French team. I think that's cast a long shadow over the national team. I know that for you, it's not fair. I see a lot of faces of people who have come a long way. Sometimes life is unfair, but I won't answer any questions other than about the national team. It's not right, I know that and I'm sorry, but I prefer to protect my national team, because we have a great summer ahead of us. And we haven't won for a while now, so we're going to try to do everything we can to win. 01:41- 04:11 PSG You said that you were afraid you wouldn't play for Paris Saint-Germain all season. What made you say that? Was there a turning point in this situation? I've been told, it's been made clear to me. I got the message through the other parties. It was said to my face. It was very clear. I was spoken to violently. They told me, so I was convinced that I wasn't going to play. The people who saved me were Luis Enrique and Luís Campos, the sporting director. They're the ones who saved me. That's the truth of the matter. Without them, I'd never have set foot on the pitch again. That's the truth. That's why I've always been so grateful to the coach and the sporting director. That's why my ambition that year was different. I can take criticism, because I think I'm the person who understands my performances best. The person who analyses them best. So, I have no problem letting my guard down here and saying that maybe it wasn't as good as my standards. Of course, compared to other players it remains high, but when you compare it to my standards and what I'm capable of doing, it's a little less good, but as I said, compared to everything I've experienced, just playing and going beyond the statistical footprint, repeating matches and trying to always be there for my team and winning trophies have been my greatest pride. But it's certain that next year, I won't be satisfied with a year like this. That's for sure. I wasn't unhappy at PSG. I wasn't unhappy at PSG, because to say that I was unhappy at PSG would be to show ungratefulness. And that would be spitting in the face of all the people who defended me and supported me. I was always happy at PSG, but it's true that there were things that made me unhappy. A player like me, with my stature, can't show when he's unhappy, because I was a leader in that team. I was someone people followed, so if the guy you're following is unhappy and moping around, it's complicated. You don't follow a guy like that. I've tried to be as positive as possible and, as I said, the coach, the players, all the employees and everyone at the club have helped me a lot, so if you'll excuse the expression, what I'm about to say is a bit violent, but it would be a bit of a bastard to come and spit [at PSG] once I've got my new club and say that I was unhappy. I've never been unhappy at Paris Saint-Germain and with all the people who have been there, but there are things and people that have made me unhappy, of course.