Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti Addresses Kylian Mbappe Transfer Saga

• Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has refused to talk about Kylian Mbappe
• Ancelotti dodged the question by saying he will only talk about Madrid players
• The Paris Saint-Germain star has been heavily linked with the Spanish giants

Paris Sain-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe's transfer saga is not going away. Real Madrid are expected to make a move for the French superstar, but he insisted on staying in Paris.

Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti addressed these rumours while on the club's pre-season tour in the USA. The veteran manager refused to speak about Mbappe, saying he will only talk about his players.

The 24-year-old forward is currently on a contract stand-off with PSG, who want him to sign a new deal as they do not want to lose him for free next summer. The World Cup winner does not want to sign a new deal and wants to run down his current contract.

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Madrid almost signed him last summer, but the Frenchman signed a new two-year deal, committing his future to the club, but his relationship with the club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is reportedly fragile.

Al-Khelaifi has reportedly given him an ultimatum to sign a new one-year deal or get sold this summer. The club is also believed to be ready to take extreme measures like benching Mbappe to force him out.

Ancelotti on Mbappe

According to Mario Cortegana, via Fabrizio Romano, the former PSG manager refused to speak about Mbappe in his interview. He instead said he will only talk about players on his team.

“Mbappé? I have never talked about players who are not at Real Madrid”. I can talk about Bellingham, Arda Güler, Fran García & Brahim, who has returned very well from Milan…Talking about players who are not here is not right.”

Al-Khelaifi did not meet Mbappe face-to-face when the French star returned to training last week. He instead welcomed six new signings to the club - Milan Skriniar, Marco Asensio, Manuel Ugarte, Lucas Hernandez; Kang-in Lee, and Cher Ndour, per Sky Sports.

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Madrid youngster Rodrygo said he hopes his club buys Mbappe because he will help them.

Kylian Mbappe Returns to PSG

Earlier, Sports Brief reported amid the prevailing uncertainty surrounding his future, Kylian Mbappe has joined his Paris Saint-Germain teammates for the first time this preseason.

The 2018 World Cup winner has recently been in disagreement with the PSG hierarchy, expressing his dissatisfaction through interviews and a formal letter.

While Mbappe has affirmed his intention to remain with the Ligue 1 champions for the upcoming season, rumours linking him with a potential move to Real Madrid persist.