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Al Khelaifi claims PSG have virtually NO relationship with Actual after Mbappe chase
FUMING Paris Saint-Germain chief Nasser Al Khelaifi admits the French giants have ‘virtually NO relationship’ with Actual Madrid after their Kylian Mbappe pursuit.
Los Blancos have made no secret of their need to land World Cup winner Mbappe, 23, on a free switch this summer season.
PSG consider their star man has had his head turned away from signing a brand new contract.
And Tuesday night time noticed the pair collide within the Champions League with tensions nearing boiling level.
Satirically, it was Mbappe who had the ultimate say as his 93rd-minute aim sealed a 1-0 win for PSG within the first leg of the final 16 tie.
Earlier than kick-off, Al Khelaifi went to lunch with Actual counterpart Florentino Perez in an indication of solidarity.
However the Los Blancos president did himself no favours by turning up over 20 minutes late.
And Al Khelaifi has now revealed PSG don’t have any relationship with Actual, slamming the best way they go about their enterprise.
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Nevertheless, he believes Mbappe stays absolutely centered on taking part in within the French capital and can be doing his greatest to win the Champions League with PSG this season.
Al Khelaifi instructed Canal+: “I don’t disguise it, we hardly have any relationship with Madrid.
“I’m not going to recollect what occurred once more. I consider in reasonably priced soccer for small golf equipment, they don’t suppose the identical. It’s like that.
“Mbappe is a good champion with a metal mentality. He’s an exemplary skilled and I can guarantee you that he solely thinks about profitable these kind of matches.
“He’s proud to play for PSG, for this metropolis, and he all the time can be.”
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