France and Paris St-German striker Kylian Mbappe says he “never asked to leave” Paris St-Germain amid reports he wanted a move away from the French capital in January. The 23-year-old former AS Monaco player who signed a new three years contract with the club in May has made it clear that he is not leaving.
The 2018 World Cup winner, had previously been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid, “but he said he was very happy.” Mbappe said he has never talked to anyone about leaving the club after their 1-0 win over Marseille on Sunday.
An early report last week saying that Mbappe wanted to leave the club surfaced ahead of PSG’s Champions League match against Benfica on Tuesday. He “said: I didn’t understand why the story came out on the day of a game. I was as shocked as everyone.” “People can think I was involved but I wasn’t at all.”
Neymar’s goal was his 200th in league football for Santos, Barcelona and Paris St-Germain. Earlier, Neymar scored the only goal as PSG beat rivals Marseille at the Parc des Princes to remain unbeaten at the top of Ligue 1.