Mbappe returns to practice with the PSG first team

This decision comes after a conversation between the French striker and the leadership on August 12, before PSG's 0-0 draw with Lorient at Parc des Princes in the opening round of Ligue 1 for the 2023-2024 season. This match, Mbappe sat in the stands with rookie striker Ousmane Dembele.

"After a very positive, constructive conversation between PSG and Mbappe before the match against Lorient, the French player returned to training with the first team this morning," PSG announced on August 13.

According to Sky Sports, president Nasser Al-Khelaifi told the entire PSG team before training on the morning of August 13: "Mbappe is committed to PSG and has returned". The two sides have removed the conflict when Mbappe pledged not to leave the club for free and will likely extend his contract until 2025.

Earlier, new coach Luis Enrique expressed his hope that Mbappe and the leadership team would find a positive solution to help PSG prepare the best for the new season. "This is something that happened and they agreed on a positive solution before I came here," the Spain coach said at a press conference before the match against Lorient. "I hope and wish that, like in the past, the same thing will happen again, when Mbappe and the club find common ground."

The fact that PSG wants to sell Neymar is said to be part of the reason why Mbappe changed his mind. Saudi Arabia club Al Hilal and Barca are the two most potential destinations of the Brazilian striker. Neymar has a three-year contract left and is not seen as a key element of the new head coach Luis Enrique, as he wants to build a younger, more aspirational team. Sky Sports said that PSG wants to earn at least $ 65 million, a fee far short of the record $ 263 million that PSG spent to break the contract between Neymar and Barca in the summer of 2017.

Last summer, Mbappe was also said to be "disappointed" when PSG extended Neymar's contract until 2027, and wanted the Parc des Princes owners to quickly sell the senior striker. The relationship between these two star strikers cracked after the penalty shootout in the 5-2 win over Montpellier on August 13.

Since returning to PSG after the summer break, Mbappe has been removed from the list of Asian tours and has to train with players who are no longer in the club's plans, including Georginio Wijnaldum, Julian Draxler, Leandro Paredes, Colin Dagba, Edouard Michut and Abdou Diallo. This comes from the fact that the 2018 World Cup winner sent a letter to the PSG leadership to inform them of their decision not to activate the option to extend for another year, until the summer of 2025, and resolutely leave on a free form next summer. .

But with the conflict removed, the 24-year-old striker will return from the match against Toulouse in the second round of Ligue 1 on August 19. He is expected to combine with rookies Goncalo Ramos and Dembele to form a new PSG attack, replacing Lionel Messi and Neymar in the last two seasons.

In the summer of 2017, Mbappe joined PSG on loan from Monaco, before being bought permanently in the summer of 2018 for $ 200 million. The French striker immediately became the mainstay of PSG with 212 goals and 98 assists in 260 matches in all competitions, helping the club win five Ligue 1, three French Cups, two French League Cups and two French Super Cups.