While Kylian Mbappe has been ruled out of the Japan tour with PSG, Philippe Pia, President of the National Union of Professional Footballers, reminds that the capital club is not free to manage its striker.
Will the situation around Kylian Mbappe settle down in the coming weeks? Suspended from a tour of Japan with PSG and loft training this weekend, the French player smiled as he signed autographs as he exited Poissy’s training center. However, his position has not changed. On the one side, the player does not want to activate their last year optional and wants to leave it free in the summer of 2024, and Paris wants to extend it so as not to let it go for free.
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The President asked for clarification Nasser Al-Khelaifi for July 15, but the attacker has not yet reported anything. Kylian Mbappe is up for sale, and the club will look for applicants. The player will appear on the market after July 31 (the date by which Mbappe can still exercise his option). RMC guest Philippe Pia on Monday morning spoke about the conflict between Kylian Mbappe and PSG, a “war of attrition”, for the UNFP president.
UNFP ready to intervene
“The regulatory situation allows the club to manage its staff the way it wants,” admits Philippe Pia. “After September 1, everything should return. It’s a coincidence that the transfer window ends on September 1. This allows the club to manage its staff up to a certain point. After that, they cannot do what they want. The opportunity to organize with the coach.”
If this conflict is not resolved, the UNFP President recalls that the union “will be obliged to demand compliance with the texts.” Specifically, “he has to let Mbappe train normally, probably to get the club to play him, because otherwise it would be harassment. It will become illegal in terms of labor law. Sanctions if a player is excluded from a game for unsportsmanlike reasons. The procedures will be implemented.”