Chelsea transfer news: The Blues have seen Kylian Mbappe send a message to one of their new stars as the PSG striker is set to leave the club this summer.
Kylian Mbappe has already sent a message to new Chelsea signing Christopher Nkunku as the Paris Saint-Germain star once more becomes the centre of attention for the football world.
Following reports that he had decided to join Real Marid this summer, Mbappe tweeted: "LIES...At the same time, the bigger it is, the more it passes. I have already said that I will continue next season at PSG where I am very happy."
However, Mbappe's wish to play on for the 2023/24 season with PSG didn't fit the bill for the club as they face the prospect of losing him for free in 12 months. Having now had the chance to talk over his future face-to-face, it appears Mbappe won't be staying put for long.
He has been left out of the pre-season squad for Enrique's tour of Japan and is up for sale, Fabrizio Romano reports. For around £160million ($205m), clubs across the world could be in with a shot of making one of the most remarkable transfers ever.
Now, in the same week that his future has been thrown right up into the air, Mbappe has sent a clear message to one of the Blues' new signings.
Responding to a post from French teammate Nkunku, Mbappe wrote: "Going to get my popcorn [popcorn emoji]" after the 25-year-old Chelsea attacker had celebrated a first day at Cobham with the caption: "First session with the lads [wave emoji, blue circle emoji]."
The pair have played together 41 times across matches for France but mainly during a crossover at PSG. Nkunku came through the academy before leaving two years after Mbappe joined in 2017, moving to RB Leipzig in search for more opportunites. It came before Pochettino himself arrived at Parc des Princes.