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Kylian Mbappe's Latest Tantrum at PSG Has a Neymar & Harry Kane Twist

© AP Photo / Petr David JosekFrance's Kylian Mbappe holds the best scorer trophy after the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022.
France's Kylian Mbappe holds the best scorer trophy after the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. - Sputnik India, 1920, 26.12.2022
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Earlier this year, Kylian Mbappe shocked the football fraternity by extending his tenure at the Parc des Princes despite reports almost confirming his switch to Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappe's staggering list of demands at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) includes terminating Brazil forward Neymar's contract, the appointment of the legendary Zinedine Zidane as the club's new manager in place of current head coach Christophe Galtier and signing England skipper Harry Kane during the winter transfer window, Spanish outlet OK Diario reported.
Mbappe's new set of conditions to stay in Paris come only days after he left the FIFA World Cup in Qatar as the tournament's top scorer with eight goals.
In fact, the 24-year-old nearly pulled off a miraculous victory for France in the final against Argentina but Lionel Messi and his boys, somehow, managed to hold their nerve in the penalty shoot-out to lift their first World Cup trophy after 36 years.
During the summer, the 2018 World Cup winner was on his way to Santiago Bernabeu before making a massive U-turn on his move to Spain and agreeing on a fresh deal with PSG that would keep him in the French capital till 2025.

At the time, reports in both the French and Spanish press said that besides securing perhaps one of the biggest contracts in the history of football which is said to be over $670 million for three years, Mbappe was handed the "sporting project" at PSG.

The "sporting project" here means that the World Cup winner will have the power to hire and sack players and the manager at PSG, which reportedly even led to the departure of Argentine coach Mauricio Pochettino earlier this year.
However, the Spanish outlet claims that Mbappe is feeling "betrayed" by PSG after they reneged on their promises and that's why is threatening to leave the club if his demands are not met.
Among his first major demands is that Neymar should no longer be a part of the club and PSG's management needs to ensure he leaves Les Parisiens as soon as possible.

Tensions Between Mbappe & Neymar?

Ever since Mbappe put pen to paper on a new PSG contract a couple of months ago, it has been widely speculated that he's not on good terms with Neymar.
Some reports even claimed that the former AS Monaco striker even pressed for Neymar's exit during the summer. The duo also had a public fallout during the French outfit's dominant victory over Montpellier in August.
But Neymar doesn't seem to be the only big name that Mbappe is not happy with in Paris. Besides planning the former Barcelona attacker's exit from PSG, he wishes to have club boss Galtier replaced with his countryman Zidane as the Ligue 1 champions' forthcoming manager.
Kylian's third and final demand is to bring Tottenham Hotspur talisman Harry Kane to PSG as he seems to rate him extremely highly and wants to share the change room with him at any cost.
As far as Mbappe's record is concerned this season, he's PSG's leading scorer in 2022-23, having produced 19 goals and five assists in 20 games across all competitions so far.
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