Mbappé was excluded from the club’s pre-season tour to Japan and South Korea on FridayFrench champions determined to sell forward this summer to avoid losing him on free transfer to Real Madrid next yearParis Saint-Germain will open negotiations over the transfer of Kylian Mbappé next week, with the Qatar-owned club expecting to field formal offers from a range of suitors, including Saudi Arabia and Chelsea. Having failed to persuade Mbappé to change his stated stance on leaving French football as a free agent in the summer of 2024, PSG are attempting to force a sale in the present window. The highest offer on both transfer fee and salary will come from one of the four Saudi Pro League clubs taken under the ownership of the Gulf state’s PIF sovereign wealth fund last month. PSG also anticipate that Chelsea will lead a group of European clubs in formalising recent inquiries on Mbappé’s availability. SponsoredBy entering negotiations with interested clubs

Source: The Times July 23, 2023 06:15 UTC