French giants, Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed that they dropped Kylian Mbappe from their pre-season trip to Japan over their decision to put him up on the transfer market.
The Ligue 1 champions have now put the 24-year-old up for sale.
This was revealed by transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano.
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‘Kylian Mbappé has been left out of the Paris Saint-Germain squad for the pre-season tour in Japan.
‘Decision made by PSG tonight.
‘Understand PSG consider Mbappé FOR SALE starting from today.
‘Paris Saint-Germain feel Kylian Mbappé wants to leave for free in 2024 — he did not communicate anything yet despite Al Khelaifi’s public statement.
‘PSG decided to EXCLUDE Kylian from Japan tournée,’ Romano tweeted Friday night.
Africa Today News, New York had last week reported that Mbappe had criticized his club, PSG, referring to them as ‘divisive’ as the contract negotiations between the player and the French champions continue to create tensions.
The rift between PSG and Mbappe deepened last month when the French forward made it known that he would not be extending his contract, which is due to expire at the end of the upcoming season. This decision grants him the freedom to depart PSG as a free agent in June 2024.
Should Mbappe decide to let his contract expire, PSG would be unable to recover any of the 180 million euros ($197 million) they initially spent to bring him to the club.
The President of PSG, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has explicitly stated that the club will not allow Mbappe to exit on a free transfer.
With his exceptional goal-scoring record as Ligue 1’s top scorer for five consecutive seasons, Mbappe has been consistently linked with a potential transfer to Real Madrid.
Mbappe shared his thoughts on PSG in an interview with France Football magazine, suggesting that being a part of the club is not conducive to his goals due to its divisive nature. He refrained from offering additional details.