Kylian Mbappe has reportedly been ‘put up for sale’ by PSG, who has also been pulled out of the club’s pre-season tour of Japan.
The France World Cup champion has been added to their transfer list, according to The Athletic, following a lengthy and contentious process that has prominently linked him with a move away from the Ligue 1 side.
According to the outlet, the French champions are’ready to listen to approaches from other clubs’ and may be willing to ‘bench Mbappe this season if he does not consummate a move to another club this summer’.
According to the source, the Parisians may accept offers for much less than the £155 million they paid for the winger initially.
The 24-year-old received the most recent criticism when he indicated that if he is not transferred during the current transfer window, he will leave the club when his contract expires next year.
Kylian Mbappe has reportedly been let out of PSG’s squad for their pre-season tour of Japan
Mbappe has been training with the club and came off the bench to score against La Havre on Friday
PSG believes Mbappe has agreed to join Florentino Perez’s Real Madrid next season, according to sources.
PSG has since pleaded with him for a solution that is acceptable to both parties, but no progress has been made on a crucial choice for both the club and the player.
The French champions, according to L’Equipe, believe Mbappe has agreed to join Real Madrid.
Mbappe has been linked with Real Madrid on numerous occasions, but he chose to extend his contract with PSG rather than join the Spanish club last summer.
However, things have deteriorated since then, with the Frenchman constantly criticizing the hierarchy and threatening to depart on his own when his contract expires.
PSG considers their top player for sale as of Friday, according to Fabrizio Romano, and do not want to be ‘paralyzed’ by Mbappe’s demands.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi urged Mbappe to sign a new contract or leave this summer, hinting that the teenager has agreed to fly to Spain for free next year.
The 24-year-old scored off the bench in PSG’s friendly win against La Havre on Friday, but he was later dropped from the traveling squad.
Mbappe is set to collect a hefty loyalty bonus, thought to be in the region of £68 million, if he stays with PSG for another year, as part of the eye-watering contract he signed to stay with the club.
All indications point to that happening, with a likely deal to Real Madrid in the plans for next summer, but PSG will fight it this transfer window.
On Tuesday, the French will face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr in their second preseason friendly in Japan, before facing Cerezo Oasaka, Inter Milan, and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has asked Mbappe to either sign a new deal or leave the club this summer