Poch pours cold water on Mbappe rumours
Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 09.04.21. | 20:10
When you’ve got one of the world’s hottest strikers in your ranks it’s only natural that many clubs would love to get him, but Mauricio Pochettino won’t let Mbappe leave Paris
Kylian Mbappe is not distracted by rumours of a possible move to Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino insisted on Friday. The France World Cup-winning superstar has long been linked with an eventual move to Madrid, who courted him as a teenager before he signed for first club Monaco.
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His current contract with PSG is due to expire at the end of next season. The player and PSG are in talks over a possible extension, but Spanish television station Cuatro this week claimed Mbappe wants to move to Real and has decided not to sign a new deal in Paris.
The story was denied by sources close to Mbappe, who spoke to French broadcaster RMC Sport.
"My teammates were so good. And I want to congratulate the whole team."
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Speaking to reporters on Friday, PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino claimed that everyone at the club is keen to keep a hold of their star player despite other people’s wishes to lure the former Monaco youngster away from Parc des Princes.
"This is something we are accustomed to at the top level, when we talk about big clubs and great players like Kylian, there are always rumours. The most important thing is that Kylian is at peace and is focused on helping the team to achieve its objectives. He is so mature despite his youth and both he and the club are focused on trying to reach an agreement so that Kylian stays here for a long time. That is what the club wants. We can't control everything that happens outside the club but all that stuff has no impact on the team."
Mbappe, 22, scored twice as PSG beat Bayern Munich 3-2 away in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final clash on Wednesday and will have another chance to impress against the Bavarians when the second leg kicks off next Tuesday.
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Before they try to make it into the semi-finals of Europe’s strongest tournament, PSG travel to Strasbourg on Saturday to try and get their Ligue 1 bid back on track.
Mbappe is the top scorer in Ligue 1 this season with 20 goals from 26 appearances.
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