Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino has insisted that Kylian Mbappe will not be sold this summer, even though he refuses to sign a new contract.
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The 22-year-old’s deal in the French capital expires at the end of the season, which means he can go for free next summer. Real Madrid are interested in signing the French superstar and may try to lure him to Spain at a reduced price in the current transfer window.
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But Pochettino has confirmed the club’s position that Mbappe will not leave this summer, and he will remain a PSG player for the rest of the season, even if he decides not to extend his contract after June 2022.
“Mbappé is working very well. I see him staying with us this season,” said Pochettino, quoted by Fabrizio Romano.
“There are many rumors but he is calm. We want him to stay here. He has another year on his contract with us. Although he does not renew, he is still a PSG player. ”
Mbappe’s head has really turned this summer, and his refusal to leave his future to Paris indicates that he is holding out for a move elsewhere.
90min recently revealed that Madrid are preparing to start talks with PSG about the possibility of a summer transfer, where they would make him the highest paid player in world football.
The proposed negotiations have led to Mbappe not wanting to sign a new agreement, which is causing great frustration among the PSG hierarchy. Club owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi has beaten the Frenchman and claimed he has no excuse for not extending his contract, after les Parisiens showed his intentions by signing football icon Lionel Messi.
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PSG hope that the prospect of playing with the Barcelona legend will be enough to keep Mbappe for the coming season and can even convince him that the club’s ambitions match his own.
And the latest reports suggest that the World Cup winner has really chosen to stay – for the time being at least – to pay tribute to every move away to the summer. Mbappe has started the season as a man who is committed to the cause, with the lead role in both PSG victories in Ligue 1.
