(Football news) Kylian Mbappe, the French star’s absence was not publicly explained by PSG, but according to sources, he declined to sign a 10-year, $1 billion contract. Mbappe would have stayed at PSG until the age of 34 under the deal, which was likely one of the most expensive. It would have functioned as a lifetime contract.

PSG has reportedly decided to sell Mbappe in the current window, according to publications in France Mbappe stated in May that he would not renew his PSG contract, which expires next year, but that he did intend to play one more season for the team.

“I still have a year left on my contract and I am going to honour my contract,” he said.

That would enable him to leave PSG for free when he becomes a free agent next summer.

Nasser al-Khelaifi, the president of PSG, responded by declaring earlier this month that Mbappe “must sign a new contract”. 

“We can’t let the best player in the world today leave for free. It’s impossible,” Khelaifi said.

Ethan Mbappe, 16, and the club’s last remaining star Neymar will be among the 29-player PSG team that departs for the east on Saturday.

Mbappe has been taking part in the club’s preseason training, and on Friday, he played the final 30 minutes of PSG’s match against Le Havre at the training facility, scoring a goal. With Luis Enrique serving as coach, the club is now under new leadership.

On July 25, they played in Osaka, Japan, against Al Nassr, the Saudi Arabian team that Cristiano Ronaldo plays for. Prior to concluding the tour on August 3 in Busan, South Korea, PSG will play Cerezo Osaka in Osaka, Japan, and Inter Milan in Tokyo.

In an agreement worth 180 million euros ($196 million), Mbappe moved from Monaco to PSG in August 2017. Since then, he has become one of the most well-known players in the world.
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