Paris St Germain reject Real Madrid’s Rs 1,393 crore offer for Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappe

PSG turned down Real Madrid's bid to prise away Kylian Mbappe on Wednesday, with sporting director Leonardo saying the offer of around 160 million euros (Rs 1,393cr) was not enough for a player they wanted to keep.

"Our position has always been to keep Kylian, to renew his contract which expires next June," said the Brazilian. He went on to describe the Spanish club's approach to the France World Cup winner as disrespectful, incorrect and illegal.

Leonardo went on to say that if Mbappe, 22, wants to leave, they will not retain him, but he will leave or stay on their terms. "If a player wants to leave, he will leave. The club, the project, remain above everyone," added the Brazilian.

PSG paid 180 million euros to Monaco for the forward in 2017 and are keen for him to sign a new deal. After the arrival of Lionel Messi in Paris earlier this month club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said Mbappe "has no reason to do anything else but stay".

Mbappe has scored once and provided two assists in three appearances so far this term with Messi expected to make his PSG debut at Reims on Sunday.

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