PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are reportedly willing to sell anyone in their squad – including Neymar – in order to keep Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe.
Spanish outlet AS claim that the Ligue 1 champions are prepared to break their own club wage record to secure the Frenchman’s future.
Paris Saint-Germain are willing to sacrifice Neymar in order to keep teammate Kylian MbappeCredit: AFP or licensors
PSG see Mbappe as their crown jewel and are ready to offer the 21-year-old one of the most lucrative salaries in the game to keep him at the Parc des Princes.
The former Monaco star’s current deal expires in June 2022, and Madrid are reportedly desperate for him not to re-sign.
Zinedine Zidane has already admitted that he is “in love” with his compatriot and revealed he knows Mbappe wants to play for Los Blancos one day.
But PSG chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi has made the striker’s renewal a priority to the extent that the board see no other player as non-transferrable.
Neymar has been consistently linked with a move back to Barcelona, with Lionel Messi claiming the Brazilian is desperate to return to the Nou Camp.
The 28-year-old scored 105 goals in 186 games for the Catalans in a trophy-laden four-year spell at the Spanish giants.
But he has since become Thomas Tuchel’s catalyst after he scored in PSG’s 5-1 thrashing of Lyon in the Coupe de France on Wednesday.
The German manager would hate to lose either Neymar or Mbappe after hailing the duo’s work together, with the latter also netting a hat-trick in the rout.
Tuchel told the media: “Mbappe’s been very strong these last few weeks. He had a tough time in Dortmund playing in a different position. It was clearly difficult for him against Dortmund.
“With Neymar, they’re very strong together. After Dortmund, Mbappe showed a great reaction after every training session and during the games against Dijon and Lyon.
“He’s very strong, he uses his speed very well, he’s very decisive. He’s really in good shape.
“Neymar was very strong, he’s still dangerous. For him, the most important thing is that he plays.
“He’s a player who helps us to do extraordinary performances, with extraordinary results. He has to play, and it’s good that he played 90 minutes.
“It is also good to have another game to play before Dortmund against Strasbourg. He needs that, he has the ability to play a lot, and when he plays a lot, he is super strong.”
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
