Luis Enrique, the new coach of Paris SG. Federico Pestellini / PANORAMIC
The Spanish coach spoke about the situation of the Parisian striker before the match against Lorient this Saturday.
Will leave, won’t leave? Until further notice, Kylian Mbappé is excluded from the group of Luis Enrique, he who still refuses to extend his ending contract or… to leave PSG. Still it would be necessary that offers arrive on the office of Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, and in particular that of Real Madrid. Still, “Lucho” is a philosopher… and surprisingly optimistic. In any case, the Spanish coach of PSG “hope» a favorable outcome to this conflict and stands behind the position of its leadership. “I do not speak French yet but I understood this one well“, he had fun by way of introduction when he was questioned on this file this Friday, at a press conference, on the eve of the reception of Lorient on behalf of the first day of the French championship.
And to continue:For Mbappé, this is a situation that has already arisen in the past. The club and the player had reached an agreement. I wish it would end the same way. The philosophy of the club is clear, the president said it, the club is bigger than anyone, and I agree with that“. The former FC Barcelona coach is thus referring to last season, when Bondy’s crack was at the end of his contract, ready to go to Madrid, before… extending. Unless he thinks of 2021, when PSG refused to transfer the 24-year-old world champion one year from the end of his previous contract. In any case, Mbappé would be available to play again if he agreed to sign a one-year extension. There is more than, even if it is not (at all) the trend.
Luis Enrique refuses to say if Mbappé will be called up against Lorient
A priori, the former Monegasque should not be in the group to face the Merlus on Saturday. Answer in a few hours, or Saturday at the latest. In any case, Luis Enrique did not give any indication on this subject: “If he will be in the group? I won’t say more about him. I said it all in my first answer. My opinion is clear.“Recall that “KM” was dismissed before the departure of the group towards Asia for a pre-season tour. He trains with theunwanted“Since that, he who recently reaffirmed to his management that he does not intend to be transferred this summer while Nasser Al-Khelaïfi absolutely does not want to see him go free in 2024.
I invite you to remain attentive to my actions because it is my decisions that will express my opinion.
Luis Enrique
What about Neymar and Verratti?
Note that Luis Enrique was not much more talkative about Marco Verratti and Neymar. In recent days, he would have explained to the two players that he does not count on them in the company of Luis Campos according to information relayed by RMC and several other sources. “Any conversations I may have with players should be kept private. I won’t reveal what they said or what I told them. It would be unprofessional to do so. There are words, but my actions are even more telling. My actions will show what my ideas are“Simply indicated the former coach of the Spain team. Neymar (virus) trained indoors this Friday while we saw the Italian midfielder with the rest of his little comrades on the lawns of the Poissy training center this Friday morning. To see if they will be, or not, in the group against FC Lorient.