Despite the ongoing uncertainty surrounding his future, Kylian Mbappe has now joined his Paris Saint-Germain teammates for their pre-season preparations.
The French World Cup winner has recently expressed his dissatisfaction with the club’s hierarchy, refusing to activate a contract extension clause in his current deal, which expires next summer.
While Mbappe has voiced his intention to stay with PSG for the upcoming season, rumors of a potential move to Real Madrid persist.
After a brief visit to Cameroon, his father’s home nation, the 24-year-old forward has returned to PSG, just in time for the team’s pre-season training under the new manager, Luis Enrique.
A video circulating online captured the moment when Mbappe met up with his Brazilian teammate Neymar Junior at PSG’s state-of-the-art training complex, signaling the start of their training sessions together.
The coming days will reveal how Mbappe will be able to establish a rapport with his teammates, as reports from Mirror suggest that several of them, including two new signings, have expressed their sentiments to the club’s hierarchy in response to the Frenchman’s recent interviews.
The dynamics within the team will be closely observed to gauge the impact of these interactions on team cohesion and camaraderie.
Mbappe labelled ‘disrespectful’
Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe’s recent outburst against Paris Saint-Germain has not gone down well with former Italian and West Ham United player Paolo Di Canio, who has criticised the forward, Sports Brief reported.
In a recent interview, the 2022 World Cup Golden Boot winner took shots at the club as the fallout of his decision not to activate a contract extension clause with the Ligue 1 champions continues to rain down.
Di Canio has now labelled Mbappe as ‘indecent and disrespectful’ towards the Parisians, who have reportedly informed the forward he must extend his deal or be sold off this summer.