‘100 per cent staying’- Mauricio Pochettino says he and Kylian Mbappe will NOT be leaving Paris Saint-Germain
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PARIS Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino has insisted he will not be leaving the club and neither will French superstar Kylian Mbappe.
, when asked about being at PSG next season, Pochettino said: “As of today, I’m 100 per cent staying - and same for Kylian Mbappe.”
Pochettino's comments come after reports that PSG have plans to sack him after a lacklustre campaign that saw them crash out of the Champions League to Real Madrid.
He could be in the running for a return to Tottenham, should they need a replacement for their manager Antonio Conte, who has himself been linked to a move to PSG.
Mbappe’s future at the club is also in doubt because the 23-year-old has yet to sign a new contract with the Ligue 1 champions.
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Real Madrid would be the front-runner to pick up the exciting forward, who was key in France’s World Cup glory in 2018.
They have been pursuing him since 2017 but doubt was cast over the move after reports emerged he and his mother were having ‘positive’ talks with PSG chief Nasser al Khelaifi in Doha.
Real fans' hopes were bolstered late last year when Mbappe admitted he would like to make the move to the Spanish club.
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PSG are still set to win another Ligue 1 season, sitting at the top spot with over ten points above runner-up Marseille on the log, so the coach has seen some success.
They boast a star-studded line-up such as Neymar, Lionel Messi, and Angel Di Maria but despite this, they would still sorely miss Mbappe who has scored 33 goals in 42 appearances for the club.