March 28, 2024
To renew, Mbappe requested the departure of Neymar and 13 others from Paris Saint-Germain

To renew, Mbappe requested the departure of Neymar and 13 others from Paris Saint-Germain

French Kilian Mbappe renews his contract with Paris Saint-GermainBut he would have demanded the departure of Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino, as well as 13 other athletes from the French national team, including Brazilian striker Neymar, Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo reported.

The newspaper did not explain the reasons, but according to the Spanish newspaper, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the owner of Paris Saint-Germain, would have agreed to the demands of the French national team striker. Officially, the club has not commented on the news broadcast by Mundo Deportivo.

The transfer window in Europe will open in July, and Neymar has already made it clear that he will honor his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, which runs from June 2025. Brazilian Leonardo, who took over from Portuguese Luis Campos.

With the arrival of Campos, Mauricio Pochettino will likely be the next to leave the French club, although the Argentine has already announced that he wants to stay at PSG.

In addition to Neymar and Pochettino, Mbappe would have asked the Paris Saint-Germain administration to exclude or negotiate the sale of the following players from the team: Thilo Kehrer, Julian Draxler, Danilo Pereira, Leandro Paredes, Ander Herrera, Levin Kurzawa, Mauro Icardi, Pablo Sarabia, and Juan Bernat, Idrissa Gui, Colin Dagba, and Sergio Rico.