KYLIAN MBAPPE reportedly remains keen on a Real Madrid switch despite opening contract talks with Paris Saint-Germain.
Spanish paper AS claims the France star, 21, would very much like to link up with fellow World Cup winner Zinedine Zidane either this summer or the next.
Kylian Mbappe remains keen on Real Madrid despite opening contract talks with PSGCredit: EPA
Mbappe’s current PSG contract expires in 2022.
And although he has started negotiations with club chiefs over a new pay packet, Mbappe will continue to stall signing any offer as he bides his time for Real.
PSG revealed last week they had opened contract talks with Mbappe, as well as world record signing Neymar.
But the Ligue 1 champs fear they could lose both star forwards in the near future, with Neymar’s deal also expiring in 18 months.
Indeed, PSG midfielder Marco Verratti admitted on Sunday that he asks the pair about their plans ‘every day’.
But Mbappe, who has also been linked with Liverpool, says his next move could depend on his parents.
He told COPA90: “We make every decision together, as a family. I think it’s the strongest possible thing.
“This has pushed me higher and allowed me to be where I am today.
“Without them, it would be impossible, because sometimes you have bad moments.
“When you have bad moments in your career, you can see which people are there for you, and my parents are there for me every time.
“Without them, I don’t think I would have everything I do at the moment. They show me the right way to be and I’m really lucky to have these parents.”
Should PSG part ways with Mbappe, reports claim they could replace him with a free transfer swoop for Barcelona ace Lionel Messi.
Mbappe has scored 103 goals and added 59 assists in 140 games for PSG since joining from Monaco in 2017.
He’s since won three Ligue 1 titles and two French Cups, while also reaching last season’s Champions League final.
Kylian Mbappe shows off his moves in training
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
