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Kylian Mbappe is pushing to leave Paris Saint-Germain in January, as his relationship with the club has broken down, sources have confirmed to ESPN.

[$128 million for the 2022-23 season](/football/paris-saint-germain--frapsg/story/4763439/kylian-mbappe-beats-lionel-messicristiano-ronaldo-to-top-forbes-rich-list) -- a record for the magazine's annual rankings. The PSG coach said: "I am trying to reassure him by finding different options. He is open to any destination, but signing for [Real Madrid](/football/team/_/id/86/real-madrid) would be his preference, sources added. In Paris it is different -- they ask me to play pivot, although I enjoy [playing] everywhere." The World Cup winner with Sources said Mbappe thinks promises made by sporting director Luis Campos, president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and manager Christophe Galtier have not been kept.

The French star is reportedly upset at unkept promises made by the club after he signed a new contract over the summer.

Laurens reports that Mbappé was told he would play with a true No. “I am trying to reassure him by finding different options,” Galtier said, per ESPN. [sign a new contract with PSG](https://www.si.com/soccer/2022/05/21/kylian-mbappe-stays-psg-real-madrid-transfer-decision).

Kylian Mbappe wants to leave Paris Saint Germain in January, which puts FC Barcelona and a string of other top European clubs on high alert in hope of ...

In the midst of the last series of this long-running soap opera, Mbappe was said to have negotiated a possible move to Barca when he was approaching free agency. The cash-strapped Catalans wouldn't have been able to offer anything close to the figures that PSG and Madrid can put on the table, however, and Mbappe was also accused of using Barca to pressure Madrid into making a move for him. And due to this, the 23-year-old wants to switch allegiances in January and leave the club he joined from AS Monaco in 2017 as a teenager.

PSG and Benfica face off at the Parc des Princes in midweek Champions League action as they both look to gain control of Group H.

— [Stan Sport](https://bit.ly/3pKiZRl) 15:00 ET Tues, Oct 11 It kicks off at 8 p.m. PSG play host to Benfica at the Parc des Princes in Paris, France. BT Sport website/app

PSG and Benfica would look to solidify their position in Group H and move forward to the next round of the UCL.

As far as Benfica are concerned, the Portuguese outfit would battle it out with Juventus on 26th October at home in a must-win fixture for both teams. After sharing the spoils last week, the two clubs would like to sit at the pinnacle of their group with a win on Tuesday. Germain welcomes Portuguese side Benfica in a mouth-watering clash in Group H of the UEFA Champions League.

Paris Saint-Germain downplayed talk of a possible winter exit for their star and would only consider a gigantic offer.

It is important now to know that we work hard to be strong, we are happy to be here and we are doing our maximum so that this season and at the end of next season the club is happy and pleased to have us here." It is not a declaration, it is a piece of information and not one that will destabilise the squad." It is not a declaration from the player -- it is a piece of information and before a big match like this one, it is very serious. That is why I am here -- to deny and clearly say that Kylian has never spoken to the President nor to myself about leaving in January. Despite additional reports that Campos intends to quit his advisory role, PSG do not expect anything to happen on that front despite some brief disagreements over the summer window. I was with the President and Kylian has never spoken with him about leaving in January. Mbappe has spoken publicly of his preference for a two-man attack, similar to the system in place with France alongside Karim Benzema or Olivier Giroud. PSG are unconcerned by the reports of a "broken relationship" and do not expect Mbappe to depart midway through their latest UEFA Champions League push. The Qatari supremo played a key role in the former AS Monaco man's new deal after former sporting director Leonardo's failure to agree terms. There is an acceptance that a massive offer would be considered if right for the club. 7 hastily published and then deleted a social media post featuring "pivot gang" which was interpreted as a reference to his role. Paris Saint-Germain leadership has played down Tuesday's reports that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave Parc des Princes this winter because he feels "betrayed" by the club.

PSG's Kylian Mbappe gestures during the Champions League group H soccer match between SL Benfica and Paris Saint-Germain at the Luz stadium in Lisbon, Wednesday ...

Mbappé joined PSG from Monaco in 2017 when he was still a teenager. He has often said that playing for Madrid was his childhood dream. PSG coach Christophe Galtier said this week that the club tried to recruit another striker with a different profile to allow Mbappé to play in his preferred position, but that it did not happen.

The UEFA Champions League is back. The best football in the world is perfect before the World Cup in Qatar, which will be held next December.

His limit remains to be seen since the Ukrainian Premier League is not at the level of the major soccer leagues in Europe. But his game against Real Madrid showed that he still has a long way to go and PSG might regret it if he hires him now. The Shaktar player has stood out with the team and could take a chance to leave the team soon.

As the January transfer window looms, so does silly season. According to multiple reports,Kylian Mbappé is unhappy at Paris Saint-Germain and is actively...

🚨 Real Madrid consider it impossible for Kylian Mbappé to leave PSG in January and very difficult for him to leave in the summer. https://t.co/4F3a2N3xXX Liverpool has struggled to get their Premier League campaign off the ground.

The Spanish club think it would be illogical for PSG to agree to a sale now. Means he won’t play again for #LFC until after the World Cup. Adding Mbappé would improve the squad. At City, Pep Guardiola's word is law. pic.twitter.com/tETVVxB2yy 🚨🔴🔵 #Mbappé

Paris Saint-Germain feel he’s really putting pressure on the club — they have no intention to sell Mbappé in January. The intelligent guess in this situation is for Mbappé to circle back to Real Madrid. He wants to leave the club, as soon as possible. According to multiple reports, Kylian Mbappé is unhappy at Paris Saint-Germain and is actively seeking a move away from the club.

Kylian Mbappé has scored his 31st Champions League goal with Paris Saint-Germain to become the club's record scorer...

The visitors then kept pace with PSG until Silva's mistake. Benfica deployed the same strategy as last week in Portugal during their 1-1 draw, with an intense press from the start. Joao Mario brought Benfica level with another penalty in the 62nd minute.

Kylian Mbappe pushed past the outside noise to score for Paris Saint-Germain in a 1-1 draw with Benfica on Tuesday.

[Juventus surprisingly lost to Maccabi Haifa earlier in the evening](https://www.goal.com/en/news/juventus-embarrassed-maccabi-haifa-champions-league/blt4f5662971e61c160), but both teams lacked the quality to grab the game by the scruff of the neck. The goal made Mbappe the club's all-time top scorer in the Champions League, but his goal & the lead it gave PSG did not translate into a positive second-half performance. [reports that he has asked to leave PSG in January](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/campos-emphatic-denial-mbappe-psg-exit-rumours/blt1e65615f781bdd3e).

Less than six months after Kylian Mbappé extended his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, the French star is reportedly looking for a way out.

Mbappé joined PSG from Monaco in 2017 when he was still a teenager. He has often said that playing for Madrid was his childhood dream. PSG coach Christophe Galtier said this week that the club tried to recruit another striker with a different profile to allow Mbappé to play in his preferred position, but that it did not happen.

Kylian Mbappé has scored his 31st Champions League goal with Paris Saint-Germain to become the club's record scorer in the competition.

The visitors then kept pace with PSG until Silva’s mistake. Benfica deployed the same strategy as last week in Portugal during their 1-1 draw, with an intense press from the start. Joao Mario brought Benfica level with another penalty in the 62nd minute.

Get a report of the Paris Saint-Germain vs. Benfica 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage football match.

The goal meant he became PSG's top scorer in the Champions League with 31 goals -- one more than [Edinson Cavani](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/95469/Edinson-Cavani). [Marco Verratti](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134847/Marco-Verratti). [Juan Bernat](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/164194/Juan-Bernat) had been fouled in the area by [Antonio Silva](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/346588/António-Silva). [Pablo Sarabia](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/154514/Pablo-Sarabia), whose weak attempt was easily saved by [Odysseas Vlachodimos](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/159135/odisseas-vlachodimos). [Neymar](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/132948/Neymar) but PSG lacked something in attack in the absence of [Lionel Messi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/45843/Lionel-Messi), who was ruled out of the game with a calf injury. [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) opened the scoring with a first-half penalty -- after news emerged of his [desire to leave the club in January](/football/soccer-transfers/story/4767566/kylian-mbappe-seeks-psg-exit-in-january-amid-broken-relationship-with-club-sources) -- before [Joao Mario](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/139008/Joao-Mario) equalised with another spot kick in the 62nd minute to give the visitors a deserved share of the points.

Kylian Mbappe scored from the penalty spot but Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw by Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday in a game ...

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier said rumours about Kylian Mbappe's future did not disrupt his team's preparations for Tuesday's Champions ...

Not us." Who is it useful to? "All I know is that a rumour became a story and then that almost became a declaration.

Kylian Mbappe scored from the penalty spot but Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw by Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday in a game ...

He was creative, dangerous and he could have scored a second." "He had to grit his teeth to carry on at the end because he was on the receiving end of a nasty tackle which could have led to a sending off," said Galtier. Mbappe came close to scoring again early in the second half with a curling shot that ended up just the wrong side of the far post, and instead Benfica equalised in the 62nd minute. Starting from a position on the left of the attack, Mbappe appeared isolated at times and only showed flashes of his brilliance before the penalty came late in the first half. Kylian Mbappe scored from the penalty spot but Paris Saint-Germain were held to a 1-1 draw by Benfica in the Champions League on Tuesday in a game overshadowed by reports claiming the France star is so unhappy at the club he wants to leave in January. They took the lead when Mbappe slotted in a penalty five minutes before half-time, only for Joao Mario to level from the spot for Benfica just after the hour mark.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier said rumours about Kylian Mbappe's future did not disrupt his team's preparations for Tuesday's Champions ...

Not us." Who is it useful to? "All I know is that a rumour became a story and then that almost became a declaration.

The reports escalated to the point that sporting adviser Luis Campos was obliged to speak publicly before the game kicked off. Although the Portuguese transfer ...

What will linger for some time, though, is the feeling that Mbappe is evolving into a potentially unmanageable character after this latest episode. The most important thing is to keep going and to finish top of the group." The 1-1 result leaves Group H in a curious state with PSG and Benfica both five points clear with a possible six to play for after Maccabi Haifa's 2-0 win over Juventus. We are focused on what we are doing -- we do not read the press." Benfica were far from dead and buried, though, and the Portuguese giants found a way back into the encounter through a silly Marco Verratti foul. PARIS -- Kylian Mbappe was once again the center of attention at Parc des Princes on Tuesday as he scored a penalty hours after his latest controversy in a 1-1 draw with SL Benfica.

Kylian Mbappé has scored his 31st Champions League goal with Paris Saint-Germain to become the club's record scorer in the competition.

João Mário converted it with a powerful shot down the middle. The visitors then kept pace with PSG until Silva’s mistake. Benfica deployed the same strategy as last week in Portugal during their 1-1 draw, with an intense press from the start.

Thierry Henry hit out at Kylian Mbappe amid growing rumours that the France forward wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain.

If it's bad for the team, I would get the argument." I didn't hear anyone say, 'Oh, what a nice gesture!' to go on the left instead of players who had less goals and less caps. [Sources told ESPN on Tuesday](/football/soccer-transfers/story/4767566/kylian-mbappe-seeks-psg-exit-in-january-amid-broken-relationship-with-club-sources) that the 23-year-old Mbappe, who extended his contract with PSG until 2025 after looking close to joining [Real Madrid](/soccer/team?id=86) during the close season, wants to leave the French champions in January.

Paris Saint-German football advisor Luis Campos has refuted claims suggesting Kylian Mbappe has asked to leave the club in January.

Despite the financial package, Mbappe was said to be unhappy with Mbappe previously flirted with the idea of joining The Frenchman, who was the subject of a £154million bid by Real Madrid in August 2021, is said to earn £650,000 a week and was given a staggering £100million signing-on fee.

Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain arrives to the stadium for the Ligue 1 match. Aurelien Meunier - PSG/PSG via Getty Images.

[proved](https://defector.com/paris-belongs-to-kylian-mbappe/) that he could be the best player on the team and probably even the best player in the world. But it would be just as hard not to admit that Neymar (nine goals and nine assists in 14 matches) and Messi (seven goals and eight assists in 12), empowered in their favored positions, have been the real drivers of PSG’s efforts this season. Should PSG stick to its usual stubbornness, Mbappé could soon discover that the biggest impediment to the realization of his career aspirations isn’t Neymar, but is in fact PSG itself—a team built expressly by and for him, but one he still hasn’t been able to claim full ownership of. That makes the prospect of Mbappé leaving Paris in January or even next summer a highly dubious proposition. It would be hard to argue that Mbappé is being misused at PSG this season, seeing as he’s scored 12 goals in 13 games so far across Ligue 1 and the Champions League. They report that the player feels “betrayed” by the club for how it failed to adhere to the promises it made him as a condition on his extending his contract: principally, promises in the transfer market, his playing position, and his role as the leader and most important piece of the club’s project. The seeds of the present discontentment can be found both in that contract and in PSG’s success this year. His joining PSG—which itself, according to reports, was done at the behest of Mbappé—was supposed to signal a new day at the club as it distanced itself from its showy but poorly considered team-building strategies to adopt a more coherent plan. Campos is one of the most respected soccer executives in Europe and has close ties with Mbappé going back to their time together at Monaco. Le Parisien also reports that Luís Campos, who signed with PSG this summer as the club’s sporting director, is also close to leaving the club. [quite a few](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/sports/soccer/kylian-mbappe-psg-contract.html) dollars) why Kylian Mbappé chose to re-sign with Paris Saint-Germain at the end of last season. But right when Mbappé could’ve escaped PSG’s golden cage by joining Madrid on a free transfer, he instead decided to stay in Paris, no doubt hoping that the club’s financial commitment and its many promises that he would be the team’s focal star going forward would earn him the status he desired without forcing him to leave home.

Paris Saint-Germain downplayed talk of a possible winter exit for their star and would only consider a gigantic offer.

It is important now to know that we work hard to be strong, we are happy to be here and we are doing our maximum so that this season and at the end of next season the club is happy and pleased to have us here." It is not a declaration, it is a piece of information and not one that will destabilise the squad." Galtier was "blindsided" by the claims that Mbappe is unhappy and suggested as much in his post-game press conference. I did not see anything different in the way that Kylian prepared for the match. It is not a declaration from the player -- it is a piece of information and before a big match like this one, it is very serious. That is why I am here -- to deny and clearly say that Kylian has never spoken to the President nor to myself about leaving in January. Despite additional reports that Campos intends to quit his advisory role, PSG do not expect anything to happen on that front despite some brief disagreements over the summer window. I was with the President and Kylian has never spoken with him about leaving in January. PSG are unconcerned by the reports of a "broken relationship" and do not expect Mbappe to depart midway through their latest UEFA Champions League push. Mbappe has spoken publicly of his preference for a two-man attack, similar to the system in place with France alongside Karim Benzema or Olivier Giroud. There is an acceptance that a massive offer would be considered if right for the club. Paris Saint-Germain leadership has played down Tuesday's reports that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave Parc des Princes this winter because he feels "betrayed" by the club.

Kylian Mbappé yumva "yarahemukiwe" na Paris St-Germain, none arashaka kuva muri iyi kipe mu kwezi kwa mbere, nkuko bivugwa na Julien Laurens, inzobere ku ...

"Ntabwo ari ibyo umukinnyi avuga, ni ibivugwa [n'ibitangazamakuru], kandi kugira amakuru nk'ayo mbere y'umukino nk'uyu [wo ku wa kabiri] ni ibintu bikomeye cyane. PSG ubu iri mu mwanya mwiza. Bishobora gusaba ko ayigumamo kugeza uyu mwaka w'imikino urangiye, nuko akareba uko bigenda ku mpeshyi". "Twari tubizi ko hari umwuka mubi none ubu yafashe icyemezo kandi ntashaka kuhaba [muri PSG]. Naho se Manchester United y'umutoza Erik ten Hag? Manchester City yaza?

Kylian Mbappé started and scored on the same day that reports state he wants out of PSG again, with damage control becoming the default for the French ...

In terms of PSG’s progression to the last 16, the dropped points shouldn’t matter. Since then, though, the goals have come rather less easily, and with Messi injured, PSG was held to a disappointing 0—0 draw with Reims. But his relationship with Neymar had been strained for some time, and Mbappé is reportedly frustrated that the Brazilian was not sold over the summer. In that same game, Mbappé missed a penalty and was then Even if the away win over Maccabi Haifa and last week’s draw at Benfica were less impressive, there is no realistic prospect of PSG failing to make the last 16. But really this was about Kylian Mbappé, and, on the day he became the club’s all-time leading scorer in the Champions League, a

Get a report of the Paris Saint-Germain vs. Benfica 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage football match.

The goal meant he became PSG's top scorer in the Champions League with 31 goals -- one more than [Edinson Cavani](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/95469/Edinson-Cavani). [Marco Verratti](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/134847/Marco-Verratti). [Juan Bernat](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/164194/Juan-Bernat) had been fouled in the area by [Antonio Silva](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/346588/António-Silva). [Pablo Sarabia](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/154514/Pablo-Sarabia), whose weak attempt was easily saved by [Odysseas Vlachodimos](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/159135/odisseas-vlachodimos). [Neymar](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/132948/Neymar) but PSG lacked something in attack in the absence of [Lionel Messi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/45843/Lionel-Messi), who was ruled out of the game with a calf injury. [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) opened the scoring with a first-half penalty -- after news emerged of his [desire to leave the club in January](/football/soccer-transfers/story/4767566/kylian-mbappe-seeks-psg-exit-in-january-amid-broken-relationship-with-club-sources) -- before [Joao Mario](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/139008/Joao-Mario) equalised with another spot kick in the 62nd minute to give the visitors a deserved share of the points.

Mbappe is supposed to be the brilliant young cornerstone of PSG's dominance and yet, just 143 days after signing a new deal, he wants out. Why?

He sees it at training and in matches, and he doesn't believe a quick fix is possible. Mbappe was told that Neymar would be sold in the summer, yet he is still there and thriving in the position Mbappe thought would be his own. The lack of depth at the back is a worry. Against Benfica, we saw some of the limitations of his PSG team, especially in defensive transitions. [Milan Skriniar](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/175195/Milan-Skriniar) was the target all summer, but he never came, and now PSG are arguably weak in the heart of defense following the injury to [Presnel Kimpembe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/207015/Presnel-Kimpembe) and the red card to [Sergio Ramos](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/41579/Sergio-Ramos) last weekend at Reims. He was the focus of all the pregame talk, all the TV shows, all the radio shows and all the newspaper columns, and he was a major topic on social media. They tried for [Robert Lewandowski](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/125824/Robert-Lewandowski) (who joined [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) instead), [Gianluca Scamacca](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233140/Gianluca-Scamacca) (who joined West Ham) and even [Marcus Rashford](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/230945/Marcus-Rashford), but failed every time. They used to be friends, but their contrasting trajectories -- Mbappe is very much on the rise given his profile, while Neymar is winding down and arguably entering the final years of his career -- mean they have grown apart. The world was watching, and to be fair, they had been since he got off the [Paris Saint-Germain](/soccer/team?id=160) team bus with [Achraf Hakimi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/240233/Achraf-Hakimi), his friend and teammate, almost four hours earlier. The Frenchman is also playing a position -- lone striker -- that he doesn't like. He wants to be paired with a second striker, to have more freedom by playing off a more conventional No. He feels betrayed by all the promises made, but not kept, by PSG when he extended his contract.

A multimillion-dollar dispute between the Spanish league and its Qatari broadcast partner, beIN Media Group, is the latest flare-up in the battle between ...

The latest court fight will do little to lower the temperature, and it is not over. “People in football are cowards,” Tebas said Wednesday, explaining why others have not been as outspoken as he has about the market-altering influence of teams like P.S.G. paid the French star Kylian Mbappé a signing-on fee of more than $100 million to reject the overtures of Real Madrid. What is uncommon is the lengths La Liga has gone to ensure it receives the money it says it is owed. But it also will shine a spotlight on the influence of al-Khelaifi, whose simultaneous roles as the chairman of P.S.G. “If we ran our operations reacting to certain executive’s comments on others within the sports industry, we wouldn’t be in business,” the company said. “He knows exactly what he is doing,” Tebas said of al-Khelaifi. But the company said it would not discuss its private, contractual discussions with La Liga or any rights-holder, adding, “That is not how business should be conducted, certainly not by professional and dignified institutions.” The beIN spokesman said 10 million euros of the debt had been repaid on Oct. BeIN Media Group learned about the case, and the order freezing its assets, from a New York Times reporter. president, Nasser al-Khelaifi, would [respond](https://www.marca.com/en/football/psg/2022/05/23/628bc1b746163f1a898b4585.html) to Tebas with his own accusations, questioning the health of Spanish soccer, or trade barbs with him in the news media and in speeches. But according to a court document reviewed by The New York Times, the network had so far failed to pay more than 50 million euros it owed the Spanish league for this season’s games.

Reports emerged this week that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave Paris Saint-Germain in the next transfer window, despite the France superstar only signing a new ...

In any case, there is surely no chance PSG would consider selling their star player in the January transfer window. "All I know is that a rumour became a story and then that almost became a declaration." "You are taking things out of context," Achraf Hakimi, an ally of Mbappe's in the Paris dressing room, told journalists. The story emerged on Tuesday, with Spanish sports daily Marca and several French media reporting that Mbappe wants to leave PSG as soon as possible. Yet Mbappe was apparently expecting a new centre-forward to arrive as well. Mbappe, who scored 39 goals last season, got his 12th of this campaign in Tuesday's 1-1 Champions League draw against Benfica.