Kylian Mbappe will train with Paris St Germain 'B' team amid contract dispute
- Rob Fleming
- 7 August 2023
Kylian Mbappe's ongoing contract dispute with Paris St Germain will result in his exclusion from training with the main first-team group.
Kylian Mbappe will be barred from training with Paris St Germain's main first-team group as his contract dispute with the club continues, according to reports.
PSG return to their training base on Monday following their pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea, but Mbappe will be part of the so-called 'loft' training group rather than the first team as his stand-off with the club drags on.
PSG sources remain convinced the player, who is out of contract next summer, has already agreed a free transfer deal with Real Madrid.
Mbappe's management are understood to have refused to engage with an offer from the club to sign a new contract containing a guaranteed sale clause, which would allow him to join another club for a fee next summer.
From PSG's perspective, there is no reason why he would turn down the offer, because it gives him the opportunity to leave when he wants and join the club he wants.
PSG had given Al Hilal permission to speak to the player after they tabled a world record bid of £259 million last month, but Mbappe reportedly refused to even meet with delegates from the Saudi club who had flown to Paris.
Chelsea and Barcelona are understood to be two of the clubs trying to work out a player-plus-cash deal for Mbappe, who was part of France's World Cup-winning squad in 2018 and also one of the stars of the last tournament in Qatar.
PSG kick off their 2023/24 Ligue 1 campaign at home to Lorient on Saturday.
Kylian Mbappé on Monday will be in the “loft” training group of players for PSG training, not the main group ⚠️🇫🇷
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 6, 2023
PSG position, not changed as nothing has changed on player side — after he also rejected ‘guaranteed sale’ clause for summer 2024 included in new deal. pic.twitter.com/xE8fnt6n1I
