{"id":624410,"date":"2023-06-13T16:59:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624410"},"modified":"2023-06-13T16:59:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T20:59:58","slug":"manchester-united-remain-interested-kylian-mbappe-psg-departure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/13\/manchester-united-remain-interested-kylian-mbappe-psg-departure\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Club Furious\u2019: Manchester United Could Move for \u2018The Best Attacker in the World\u2019 After Major Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1668394957927858178\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the future of Kylian Mbappe appears to be in question once again. The player appears to be adamant regarding his long-term future, and the update from Romano also explains the feelings from inside Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<h2>Major Development Could See Manchester United Make Move for Kylian Mbappe<\/h2>\n<h3>Mbappe Looks Set to Depart Paris Saint-Germain<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The saga surrounding the future of Mbappe at Paris Saint-Germain appears to be alive once again. Journalist\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1668598061860282368\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ben Jacobs<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has also reported on the tense situation, explaining that if the French international does not sign a new deal at PSG this summer, then the club will look to sell him in this transfer window. The update from Jacobs mentions that Real Madrid would prefer to take the player on a free transfer in 2024 rather than paying a fee in this transfer window.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/13\/manchester-united-agree-kim-min-jae\/\" target=\"_self\">\u00a341 Million-Rated Centre-Back Poised for Manchester United Move<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an additional update from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JacobsBen\/status\/1668598049474527232\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacobs<\/a>, he mentions that the French champions are furious that the letter from Mbappe was leaked to the media, and if no words were exchanged, the one-year extension would have been invalid on August 1. In the thread from Jacobs, it mentions Paris Saint &#8211; Germain feel many of their actions have been framed around Mbappe, and the club are adamant they wouldn&#8217;t have acted in this manner if they knew all along he would definitely leave in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"s0oDUZ_URgl3zHXQjWdYDA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1496209377\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'s0oDUZ_URgl3zHXQjWdYDA',sig:'5EedAQ41raytMzdVisnLcSL9QsKNvrO8irMZpzOZZS0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1496209377',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What Could Happen Next in This Saga<\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mbappe was previously described by PSG manager Christophe Galtier &#8211; as &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbrief.com\/football\/35434-kylian-mbappe-psg-boss-showers-praise-attacker-world-milestone\/#\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">the best attacker in the world<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.&#8221; This praise will seemingly ensure clubs will be watching how this tense situation develops. The update mentioned earlier from Romano suggests PSG have no intention of letting the attacker leave for free. He also mentions how tense the situation is, between the player and club. The Qatari\u2019s Sheikh Jassim Group who are hoping to take over\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cfbayern\/status\/1653776327197990912\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manchester United<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, have reportedly identified Mbappe as one of their transfer targets. If their takeover is successful it will be interesting to see if they proceed with a move for the French attacker, which would announce their arrival in the Premier League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/12\/manchester-united-wont-sell-victor-lindelof\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Rule Out Sale of \u00a331 Million Star<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1668588078829543424\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mbappe has released a statement<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0 as mentioned earlier, regarding his future. \u201cI have never discussed any contract renewal with PSG\u201d. \u201cThe board has been informed since July 15th, 2022 of my decision not to extend beyond 2024 \u2014 and the letter sent was only meant to confirm what I already told them.\u201d This statement from the Frenchman seems to suggest that the French club have been fully aware of the attacker&#8217;s intentions to leave. However, it remains to be seen where Mbappe will line up next season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 size-266x266\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/23885366878_47800286a1_b.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/23885366878_47800286a1_b.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/23885366878_47800286a1_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/23885366878_47800286a1_b-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/23885366878_47800286a1_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/06\/23885366878_47800286a1_b-100x67.jpg 100w\" alt=\"Kylian Mbappe\" width=\"266\" height=\"177\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: Andre Bonn\u00a0on Flickr:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cc-license-title\">Attribution 2.0 Generic<\/span> <span class=\"cc-license-identifier\">(CC BY 2.0)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Fabrizio Romano, the future of Kylian Mbappe appears to be in question once again. The player appears to be adamant regarding his long-term future, and the update from Romano also explains the feelings from inside Paris Saint-Germain. 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