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PSG forward Kylian Mbappe must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at the club, says club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, to avoid a situation where the 24-year-old leaves for free next summer.
Mbappe sent a letter to PSG last month stating he had no intention of extending his contract, which expires in 2024.
He later clarified he had not asked the French club to allow him to move to Spanish giants Real Madrid, who have in the past tried and failed to land the World Cup-winning forward.
PSG face the dilemma of allowing Mbappe to run down the final year of his contract and being unable to recoup any of the €180m they spent to sign him from AS Monaco in 2017.
“My position is very clear. I don’t want to repeat it every time: if Kylian wants to stay, we want him to stay. But he needs to sign a new contract,” Al-Khelaifi told reporters after unveiling Luis Enrique as the club’s new manager.
“We don’t want to lose the best player in the world for free, we can’t do that. This is a French club.
“He said he would never leave for free. If he changes his mind today, it’s not my fault. We don’t want to lose the best player in the world for free, that’s very clear.”
Mbappe has finished as Ligue 1’s top scorer in the last five seasons.
