Mbappe doesn’t seem keen on sticking around as his future remains unresolved, and PSG may now be regretting their decision not to cash in for a profit on the Frenchman, as the man that cost them £144m four years ago could now walk away from the club for free.
It’s likely that PSG were banking on the fact that the likes of Messi, Sergio Ramos and Gianlugi Donnarumma this summer would have convinced Mbappe to stay, as the French giants look to build the ultimate squad.
However, although Messi appears to have changed his mind, it’s not in the business sense that PSG bosses had hoped for.
It was Mbappe that set Messi up for his fourth goal in the Champions League group stages on Tuesday, as the Argentinian bent one into the far corner in trademark style, and the Frenchman passed up on the opportunity to complete his hat-trick from the penalty spot as the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner stepped up instead.