Mbappe Re-integrated Into PSG First Team Amid Contract Dispute

French star Kylian Mbappe has been re-integrated into Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) first team on Sunday after being sidelined for several weeks amid an ongoing contract dispute.

The France captain has refused to sign an extension to his PSG deal, meaning he can leave for free next year, with Real Madrid long seen as his preferred destination.

PSG want to sell Mbappe now and bring in a significant transfer fee for a player who cost 180 million euros ($198 million) from Monaco in 2017.

PSG have released the following statement:

“Following very constructive and positive talks between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé before the PSG-Lorient match, the player has been reintegrated into first-team training this morning.”

PSG opened their Ligue 1 title defence with a goalless draw at home against Lorient on Saturday as the team’s prize asset watched from the stands.

New coach Luis Enrique on Friday said he hoped a solution could be found, but Mbappé has not been allowed train with the first team and was left out of the squad to face Lorient.

Instead he sat alongside fellow 2018 World Cup winner Ousmane Dembélé, who completed his transfer from Barcelona earlier in the day, as Luis Enrique handed debuts to six players.