I don’t need to ‘convince’ Mbappe to stay

Paris Saint-Germain supervisor Christophe Galtier has mentioned he wouldn’t have to “convince” Kylian Mbappe to stay on the membership following their Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich this week.

A dissatisfied Mbappe refused to focus on his future past this season following PSG’s 3-0 combination loss within the spherical of 16 on Wednesday. The 2018 World Cup winner added that whereas Bayern had been a staff “built to win the Champions League,” the French champions had produced the “maximum” they might obtain.

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“I do not have to try to convince Kylian [to stay],” Galtier mentioned Friday forward of PSG’s Ligue 1 match away at Brest on Saturday.

“Kylian has expressed it himself, but if you had asked any player you would have found him in the same state — very disappointed after the elimination.

“Concerning Kylian, Kylian is a PSG participant and he exhibits it in each recreation. He has a terrific willpower to succeed and to carry out effectively so as to assist deliver the membership up to as excessive a degree as doable.”

Mbappe has been a long-term target of Real Madrid and was widely expected to move to the Spanish giants when his contract expired last summer. Instead he signed a new three-year contract to keep him in Paris.

There has also been speculation over the future of Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos, with both of their contracts set to expire at the end of this season.

Messi, 35, has been linked with a move to MLS side Inter Miami as well as a return to Barcelona. Ramos, 36, arrived from Real Madrid in 2021 and recently retired from international duty with Spain.

Galtier, though, said he was relaxed about their current situations.

“No, there is no such thing as a doubt that these two nice gamers, with an unimaginable report of achievements, are able to coping with this sort of state of affairs,” he said.

“They knew from their careers how to win this [Champions League] trophy they usually have additionally skilled eliminations — they’re used to it.

“They are people, very high-level players, who go quickly from one match to another. And concerning their personal situation, their contractual situation, they are people who are used to managing this kind of moment.”

PSG said on Friday that their Brazilian ahead Neymar had efficiently undergone surgical procedure on his proper ankle. The membership introduced earlier this week that the damage would preserve the 31-year-old sidelined for the remainder of the season.