PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has offered a blunt response to questions over Kylian Mbappe's future, after reports claimed he'd agreed to join Real Madrid.
With his contract set to expire with the Ligue 1 giants this summer, Le Parisien report that Mbappe 'has decided to leave Ligue 1 at the end of the season and join the biggest club in the world [Real Madrid], which has always been waiting for him.'
The outlet states that 'optimism reigns in Madrid' and that 'negotiations are being carried out for the biggest locker room contract' for the 25-year-old winger.
Now, PSG chief Al-Khelaifi has been asked for his take on the situation and only offered reporters a blunt, nine-word response.
On the sidelines of the UEFA Congress in Paris, according to GOAL, Al-KhelaIfi said: 'When we have both decided, we will tell you.'
Previously, president Al-Khelaifi had openly stated that he wanted the winger to stay.
He told RMC: ‘Look, I’m not hiding anything.
‘For sure I want Mbappe to stay. For me he is the best in the world and for me the best club for Kylian is Paris.'
Reports that Mbappe has decided to join Madrid come after a drawn-out saga between the World Cup winner and the Spanish club, which has seen the PSG star linked with a move away from the Parc des Princes for nearly four years.
Mbappe does have an option to extend his contract at PSG by another year, a deal that would see him earn £60million in the next 12 months.
That would also prevent PSG from losing him on a free transfer after the club had initially signed him for £153m in 2018 from Monaco.
After much back-and-forth between Mbappe and Real Madrid, speculation over a potential move to Madrid has intensified in recent weeks.
He has been free to negotiate with other clubs since January 1 after entering the final six months of his PSG contract.
Liverpool have also been linked with a move for the forward, with Le Parisien claiming that 'Mbappe would be open to joining the Merseyside club.'
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Real Madrid has lot of stars players, who are capable of winning any trophy they are involved with. They are last season's Laliga champions and also on the verge of winning this season's league title. They won champions league many times and even this season they could still win. So why do they need him ??. trophies has been coming to Madrid's trophies cabinet without him. Buying him would only bring confusion, trouble and mistrust among the players. For sure, he would want to be the No. 1 in the dressing/locker room. And there are many good players and senior players who would not be happy with this kind of attitude. And everyone knows that Mbappe has the Attitude and the EGO. He has that kind of Attitude that he is the best player and no one is above him. This kind of attitude will only spoiled the peaceful environment of the Team. Plus his wages would not be in line with the rest of the players, much much more higher, not even one of them would be closer. In terms of quality, undeniably most of them are world class players, they each are one of the best in their own position, be it Vini jr or Bellingham etc..so the wages factor would be the one creating problems in the future for sure. Therefore the higher hierarchy of the club (RM) should be content with the players at their disposal now. Ofcourse, Mbappe is a good player and he is a World Cup winner but he is not urgently needed. So there is no point of buying/ getting him right now after all you have many players no lesser than him. Please don't give this Guy a chance to come and destroy the beautiful environment and the beautiful Team spirit of the team REAL MADRID.