Eagle-eyed fans have spotted a message relating to Kylian Mbappe on Paris Saint Germain manager Christophe Galtier’s notebook.
The French champions were in action against Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday night. During the match, fans spotted a message on Galtier’s notebook that read: “Kylian pref (the right).”
This comes after a controversial Instagram story was posted by Mbappe after PSG’s 0-0 draw with Reims on Saturday.
Mbappe posted a picture of himself with the hashtag 'pivot gang'. According to Get French Football News, that's a reference to the France international not wanting to play up front alone.
A few hours before the game against Benfica kicked off, extraordinary reports claimed that Mbappe has asked to leave PSG in January as the relationship between the Frenchman and the club has collapsed.
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According to French football expert Julien Laurens, Mbappe feels he has been betrayed by the Parc des Princes club.
He said on BBC Radio 5 Live: "He feels betrayed by the club in the sense that all the things the club promised him when he signed that new deal until 2025 have not happened.
"The promises they would sign a new striker so he could play in his best position off the striker, that Neymar wouldn't be there and he would be sold, that they would sign a centre-back, and he would be at the centre of the project. All of these things have not happened.
"We knew there were tensions and now he has made his mind up and he doesn't want to be there. He feels he made a mistake by extending his contract and he should have left in the summer, now he is looking at the January transfer window at where he could go."
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However, ahead of kick-off, PSG’s sporting director Luis Campos denied the rumours by saying Mbappe “never talked about leaving” the club in January.
He told Canal Plus: "I am with Kylian Mbappe every day. He has never talked to me about leaving in January.
"It's not a statement from the player, it's [from the press], and to have such information before a match like this is very serious. That's why I'm here, to deny and say clearly that Kylian Mbappe has never spoken to me or to the president [Nasser Al-Khelaifi] to leave PSG in January."
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Campos added to RMC Sport: "Kylian is an extraordinary professional. For example, he played sick in the last match in Reims, he made the effort for the team. I see Kylian arriving with his teammates, happy every day and with a huge desire to work."
Mbappe went on to score later in the evening from the penalty spot to give his side a 1-0 lead going into halftime. However, a second-half penalty by Joao Mario rescued a point for Benfica.
Topics: Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappe
Marcus Chan