Kylian Mbappe: PSG Star Breaks Silence on Summer Transfer Saga

• Kylian Mbappe was close to leaving PSG in the summer
• The France captain had a contract dispute with the club, and it seemed it was only a matter of time before he left
• After scoring a hat-trick on Saturday, he spoke about that long-running saga

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for Paris Saint-Germain in their 3-0 win over Reims to go top of Ligue 1 after 12 games.

After the game, Mbappe spoke about the ongoing transfer saga involving him at the club. He had a contract standoff with the club, and it seems it is not going away anytime soon.

Mbappe was widely expected to leave the club to join Real Madrid, but he said he was not leaving. The club wanted the France captain to sign a new deal because they feared he would leave on a free transfer next summer.

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They left him out of the club's pre-season tour of Asia, but they came to an agreement, and he was allowed to train with the team, per Sky Sports. Real Madrid are still expected to sign the Frenchman next year.

Since then, he has scored 13 goals in Ligue 1, making him the top scorer in Ligue 1.

Mbappe opens up on transfer saga

Speaking after PSG's win over Reims, the 24-year-old played down the transfer rumours.

"Have I come to terms with my summer? The most important thing is playing football, you [the media] do the rest well," Mbappe said via 90min.

"I don't want to talk about it and add fuel to the fire. I think there is already too much talk."

Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal lodged a world record €300 million bid to sign the winger but he rejected the offer.

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Mbappe makes Ligue 1 history

Sports Brief earlier reported on Mbappe making Ligue 1 history with his hat-trick against Reims.

He now has the most hat-tricks in Ligue 1 since 2000 with eight. He surpassed PSG legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who had seven hat-tricks since 2000

It was his 16th career hat-trick.