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PSG director says club ‘will not beg Kylian Mbappe, Neymar to stay’

Kylian Mbappe and Neymar are both out of contract the end of the 2021-22 season and are yet to commit their futures to the Ligue 1 champions. However Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has stated that the Parisien club will not beg star players Kylian Mbappe and Neymar to stay at the club in the hope of extending their current contracts.

Despite that, Leonardo is nonetheless hopeful that both stars, considered as two of the world’s best players, are happy in the French capital and will extend their contracts soon.

“I hope that they are convinced that PSG is a good place for a high level and ambitious player,” Leonardo told France Football.

“We just need to find an agreement between their desires, their demands, our expectations and our means. We are not going to beg: ‘Please, stay.’ It is more calculated than that.

“Those who really want to stay will stay. We speak regularly and I have good feelings on both of those matters.”

Mbappe, 22, and Neymar, 28, have contributed to a combined 37 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions this campaign.