Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel is adamant that star striker Kylian Mbappe will not be sold this summer, despite talk of major interest from Real Madrid.
The 20-year-old France World Cup winner reached the 30-goal mark in Ligue 1 this season with a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over former club Monaco on Sunday, with PSG now confirmed as champions of France for a second successive season.
And the form of Mbappe has prompted much talk of a potential bid from Madrid at the end of the season, with Real having not replaced Cristiano Ronaldo following his move to Juventus last summer.
However, Tuchel is confident that Mbappe will not be sold, telling the French media: "The president (Nasser Al-Khelaifi) has always told me the same thing - there are no opportunities for other clubs to buy Kylian this summer.
"I've always been convinced that he'll always be our player. This is important to achieve all our objectives. To win, we need players like Kylian.
"We need to have Kylian on the team. He's a decisive player for us, he can improve, he shows it every week, every three days. There's nothing else to say about Kylian - I've already said everything.
"If we play for PSG, everyone expects us to win - we expect that from us, too. For that, we need the best players like Kylian in attack. If he plays, everyone is confident of scoring at any time."
Meanwhile, PSG are 1/14 to win the Coupe de France this season, with final opponents Rennes priced at 8/1.
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Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel is adamant that star striker Kylian Mbappe will not be sold this summer, despite talk of major interest from Real Madrid.
The 20-year-old France World Cup winner reached the 30-goal mark in Ligue 1 this season with a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over former club Monaco on Sunday, with PSG now confirmed as champions of France for a second successive season.
And the form of Mbappe has prompted much talk of a potential bid from Madrid at the end of the season, with Real having not replaced Cristiano Ronaldo following his move to Juventus last summer.
However, Tuchel is confident that Mbappe will not be sold, telling the French media: "The president (Nasser Al-Khelaifi) has always told me the same thing - there are no opportunities for other clubs to buy Kylian this summer.
"I've always been convinced that he'll always be our player. This is important to achieve all our objectives. To win, we need players like Kylian.
"We need to have Kylian on the team. He's a decisive player for us, he can improve, he shows it every week, every three days. There's nothing else to say about Kylian - I've already said everything.
"If we play for PSG, everyone expects us to win - we expect that from us, too. For that, we need the best players like Kylian in attack. If he plays, everyone is confident of scoring at any time."
Meanwhile, PSG are 1/14 to win the Coupe de France this season, with final opponents Rennes priced at 8/1.
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Source: bet365.com