Panic in PSG as Kylian Mbappe drops transfer exit hint

Kylian Mbappe stunned the crowd – and his manager Thomas Tuchel – at a Ligue 1 awards night as he suggested that he
could leave Paris Saint-Germain.

The forward had just picked up the Ligue 1 player of the year award following a stellar season in which he has scored 38 goals in 42 games when he made the shocking announcement.

Seemingly referencing PSG’s surprise defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League last-16, Mbappe spoke of moving on to “a new project” if he gets the chance to.

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“Of course there have been lots of disappointment this season but that is part of football,” said Mbappe on stage, where he was joined by the slightly bemused Chelsea legend Didier Drogba.

“This is a very important moment for me, I am arriving at maybe the first or second turning point in my career.

“I have learned so much here, and I feel it’s maybe the time to have more responsibility.

“Maybe at PSG, that would give me great pleasure, or maybe elsewhere for a new project.”

Mbappe signed for PSG in a £166million deal in 2017, which was initially arranged as a loan.

Real Madrid are known admirers of the 20-year-old, and are sure to have been made aware of the comments.

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