Mbappe tells Pogba: I’m fed up

Robin Bairner

• 24 Mar 2022 09:35 GMT
• 3 min read

Kylian Mbappe has inadvertently dropped a hint that he is on the verge of leaving Paris Saint-Germain when meeting up with Paul Pogba for international duty.

The pair are known to be close friends, with the Manchester United midfielder something of a mentor to the young forward.

Mbappe, meanwhile, constantly finds himself to the forefront of football transfer news because of his expiring contract at PSG and the incessant interest of Real Madrid.

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While no deal has yet been signed, the odds appear stacked in favour of the France star moving to the Bernabeu this summer, although the Ligue 1 side have not given up on retaining the superstar’s services via a relatively short contract of one or two years.

These hopes took a blow earlier this week, when Mbappe greeted Pogba.

“How’s it going?” the Manchester United ace asked.

Mbappe replied: “I’m a bit fed up.”

Why is Mbappe unhappy?

PSG’s season has imploded in a spectacular style. Without playing fluently, Mauricio Pochettino’s side had been steadily picking up points in the first half of the season but they are now in crisis mode.

The supporters have turned on the organisation, from president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and sporting director Leonardo through to star players Neymar and Lionel Messi, who were jeered by the supporters during a recent 3-0 win over Bordeaux.

It has been triggered by the 3-1 collapse against Real Madrid in the Champions League. Mbappe stuck to put PSG 2-0 up on aggregate, but a remarkable mistake from Gianluigi Donnarumma led to the Spanish league leaders scoring three times in short order.

PSG are still rocking from that blow and last Sunday suffered a humiliating 3-0 defeat away to a Monaco side that is only in the middle of the Ligue 1 table.

There is a toxic atmosphere around the club presently, and that is only going to push Mbappe closer to Real Madrid.