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Areola refuses to reveal if he speaks with Mbappe about joining him at Madrid

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Kylian Mbappe is focused on recovery, not transfer speculation, says Alphonse Areola, who is unsure if Paul Pogba will sign for Real Madrid.

Alphonse Areola refused to reveal if he has spoken with Kylian Mbappé about joining him at Real Madrid, while confirming he has also had no such conversation with Paul Pogba.

"The thing I've spoken to Kylian about is his injury, he has to get back as quickly as possible from that and we'll see what happens in the future," Areola told a news conference.

"I can't go into detail if we've spoken about Madrid or not. I'm here and I want to be part of the history of this club.

"He's at Paris at the moment, he needs to recover from his injury, get his level back. Everyone has their own way forward, their own story and we'll see what happens at the end of the season.

"I have not spoken to Paul. He was injured in the last time we met with the national team, but I know him well. He's a great person, a great player with great quality.

"But everyone has their own way and their own road, so we'll see what happens."

"It's great coincidence that we play PSG, I'm going to go back to the club very quickly," Areola said.

"[Madrid's players] haven't spoken about that yet, about how they're going to play.

"For me it's about getting involved in the squad and being comfortable here, I am very happy to have trained now we've got a game, it's an important one against Levante and we have to prove that we're ready."