Real Madrid know Neymar is not for sale, says PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi
Al-Khelaifi also claims that Kylian Mbappe is already a club legend
Sunday 24 February 2019 13:25, UK
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says Real Madrid are well aware that Neymar is not for sale and insists that Kylian Mbappe is already a "club legend".
The Brazilian's future has been the subject of much speculation since his world-record move to Paris from Barcelona in the summer of 2017, with some suggestions that a return to the Nou Camp may be in the offing.
Their rivals Real Madrid have also been credited with an interest in the 27-year-old, despite the club releasing a statement last July officially denying they had made an offer for the forward.
That has not stopped rumours regarding his future but Al-Khelaifi says there is no way Neymar, who is currently in Brazil to continue treatment on his foot injury, will leave the French capital this summer.
"Neither Real Madrid, nor any other club in the world, needs to call us about Neymar or any other player," he told Marca.
"Real Madrid know perfectly well that Neymar is not for sale and that the player won't leave PSG this summer. We have a fantastic relationship with Neymar and his father and it is built to last a long time."
When asked if he was aware that clubs across Europe coveted Neymar and Mbappe, the PSG president did not appear worried, instead lavishing praise on the young French World Cup winner.
"They should be the ones that are worried because the best players in the world of tomorrow live in Paris, a city they love, and they play for PSG, Europe's most modern club, which fits their ambition and their image," he said.
"Kylian is already a club legend. What he has done at just 20 years of age, having won a World Cup and become one of the five best players in the world alongside Neymar, is exceptional.
"In Paris, everyone loves him, he is at home and he knows that he has everything he could want to make history at PSG. He has the ability to make the Parc des Princes dream and all of the young people who love sport.
"The relationship between PSG and Mbappe is long-term because there is a very strong mutual trust."
