At times this year, PSG’s sporting project has faded into the background behind an off-field circus. Club leadership want to tout its movement into a new era, but there's one massive elephant in the room. Kylian Mbappe.
, which was dated July 3. In it, they introduce a deadline for a decision, July 31, and state they cannot countenance a departure for no fee next year. They also lean on the sense of the striker honouring his legacy. “ can only be part of a future sale or continuity beyond June 30, 2025, which was clearly established between us,” the letter states.
PSG’s sense was that matters were progressing in a positive direction regarding a renewal before Mbappe’s letter, even as little as three weeks ago, and that this about-turn from the 24-year-old stems from fellow strikerthis summer. For the club, renewing Mbappe’s contract and then allowing a sale next summer is an outcome that suits all parties. But fundamentally, this present situation leaves PSG in paralysis — which is a description used by the club in their letter to Mbappe.
For Luis Enrique, though, his remit of leading a revamp is essentially on hold because of this impasse. It affects the club’s planning and the extent to which he can recruit players or, indeed, may have to sell others. In a football sense, this is limiting.
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