PSG Sporting Director Luis Campos has denied talk that superstar Kylian Mbappe wants to leave the club.
The news has spiralled in the last day and a half following reports that Mbappe has been “betrayed” by the club he signed a new mega deal with in May.
The 23-year-old is PSG’s leading scorer in the Champions League following his goal in the 1-1 draw against Benfica on Tuesday.
French journalist Julien Laurens says Mbappe wants to quit the club over a string of broken promises which include playing in his preferred position and squad reinforcements.
“I am with Kylian Mbappe every day,” Campos told French TV station Canal Plus. “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.”
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 team-mates, happy every day and with a huge desire to work.”