Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe is seen at the end of the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Ajaccio at the Parc des Princes in Paris, on May 13, 2023. Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP
Paris: French champions Paris Saint-Germain left Kylian Mbappe out of the squad for a pre-season tour of Japan, casting further doubt on the star striker’s future.
PSG gave no reason for the omission of France’s captain.
The 29-player squad that flew east yesterday will include Mbappe’s younger brother, 16-year-old Ethan Mbappe as well as the club’s remaining superstar Neymar.
Mbappe declared in May that he would not extend his PSG contract, which expires next year, but indicated he wanted to remain at the club for a final season.
“I still have a year left on my contract and I am going to honour my contract,” he said.
That would allow him to become a free agent next summer and leave PSG for nothing. The club are under new management with Luis Enrique as coach
Their Asian tour opens against Cristiano Ronaldo’s club Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia in Nagai, on July 25. PSG then play Cerezo Osaka, also in Nagai and Inter Milan in Tokyo before finishing off the tour in Busan, South Korea, against Jeonbuk Motors on August 3.
