French footballer, Kylian Mbappe has been left out of PSG’s squad for their pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea. His future at the French giants has been in doubt due to his reluctance to sign a new contract which would have stopped him from leaving the club for nothing next summer. The Parisian squad for the tour in Japan. ⤵️https://t.co/8lGkxbRJA2 — Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) July 21, 2023 Mbappe featured and scored in his side’s pre-season win over Le Havre on Friday, July 21, but he will not be flying to Asia like the rest of the squad including all six of PSG’s new signings and his 16-year-old younger brother Ethan, on Saturday, July 22. The French football star has just one year remaining on his contract with PSG and its been gathered that the club wants to sell him now and secure a transfer fee rather than let him go for nothing. According to L’Equipe, PSG are convinced that Mbappe has a deal in place to join Real Madrid on a free transfer next summer. The club have informed him that he must either sign a new contract, a 10-year deal has been offered, worth €1bn (£865m/$1.1bn), or be sold. 
Kylian Mbappe on captain duty for PSG. Source: Getty The Athletic reports that PSG are planning life without him, adding: “The club say they asked the player to clarify his position by July 15th, however, after no communication from Mbappe or his camp this week, they have decided he is intent on leaving the club for free in the summer of 2024, for Real Madrid. “The club are now open to selling Mbappe and are willing to listen to offers for the forward. The club are also said to be willing to bench Mbappe this season if he does not finalise a move to another club this summer.
Kylian Mbappe playing for PSG. Source: Getty “The French club, who insist they are confident in their legal position on the situation, are expected to accept considerably less than the €180m they spent to sign the player in 2017 if they sell Mbappe to a European rival.” While PSG would prefer to sell Mbappe in the current transfer window rather than lose him for free next summer, very few clubs in Europe would have the financial capacity to strike a deal with the French champions and meet the striker’s current salary. Mbappe has been courted by Real Madrid for years and came close to linking up with the Spanish giants last year before signing on with PSG following a late change of heart.
