PSG's Kylian Mbappé Denies Rumors Regarding Desire for January Transfer

Kylian Mbappé is not seeking a move away from Paris Saint-Germain this winter despite rumors suggesting otherwise.

“I have not asked to leave Paris Saint-Germain in January. I’m not furious with the club; it’s not true," the French soccer star told RMC Sport after Sunday's win over Marseille, per Fabrizio Romano.

Mario Cortegana of Marca (via Get Spanish Football News) reported Oct. 11 that Mbappé's relationship with PSG was "broken" and that he would seek a transfer from the club in the January window.

ESPN's Julien Laurens confirmed the news, writing that Mbappé "feels betrayed by the club and has enough."

"Sources said Mbappé thinks promises made by sporting director Luís Campos, president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and manager Christophe Galtier have not been kept," Laurens wrote. "Sources close to Mbappe say he made a mistake by agreeing a new deal to stay at the club in May."

Mbappé signed a three-year contract extension with PSG in May after months of reports linking him to La Liga side Real Madrid. The 23-year-old received a €100 million signing bonus and a €50 million salary, per Adam White of Get French Football News (h/t the Guardian).

In addition, Mbappé was expected to be given a significant amount of power in decision-making for the club, though it doesn't appear his requests are being met, hence his reported displeasure.

One of Mbappé's reported demands was for the club to sell Brazilian star Neymar. He was also reportedly promised the addition of a "world-class center-back" to shore up the defense.

However, Neymar remains with the club, and PSG failed to add a center-back despite a hot pursuit of Inter Milan's Milan Skriniar before the season began.

PSG have denied a rift in the relationship between Mbappé and Neymar, with Galtier claiming the relationship is "very good."

In addition, Campos denied rumors of Mbappé wanting to exit the club while speaking ahead of its Champions League clash with Benfica on Oct. 11, per Mitchell Wilks of Goal.com:

"I am here to clearly deny, he [Mbappé] did not speak to me or to my president about leaving in January. This question never came up and we never talked about it. There are rumours every day, and we can't talk about them every day. But this one, it is serious. Because my name is there. An impact on the locker room? No, they are experienced players. It's not real news anyway, and it's not going to disrupt the group.

"We speak with Kylian every day, as with Neymar, Danilo, Vitinha and Verratti. All the players have their ideas and we discuss. On recruitment, we talked about it a month ago. It was very clear. And today, we work every day to be stronger."

Mbappé is PSG's best player and figures to play a significant role in the future of the club. He joined Les Parisiens ahead of the 2017-18 season after three years with Monaco and has tallied 127 goals in 151 Ligue 1 matches.

With Mbappé himself denying the rumors, it's reasonable to believe he'll honor his commitment to the club, at least for now. He's under contract with Paris through 2025.