Paris (AFP)
Brazilian Paris superstar SG Neymar's contract extension is "on track" as talks with world champion Kylian Mbappé continue, Paris club sporting director Leonardo said on France Bleu Paris on Thursday.
The two jewels of PSG, both at the end of their contract in June 2022, will they extend in the capital?
For Neymar, "we are on the right track", confirmed "Leo", while several media have already announced that an agreement had been reached.
"It is on the right track, but at the end of the day, a contract is signed when it is signed and it is not yet the case," however, said the Brazilian leader.
Mbappé's situation seems a little less advanced.
"We've been talking. We've been talking for a long time. It's always clearer. We're going to arrive at the moment when we have to take a position, a decision. I think that we are getting closer and closer to that moment each time. . There is a good opening of the dialogue ", explained Leonardo at the microphone of the radio station.
The sporting director also wanted to emphasize the role of the French within the club, more than a week after his fantastic treble in the Champions League in Barcelona (4-1) in the round of 16 first leg.
"If you look at what he's done since he started in Monaco, it's something so unique, so huge. His position in the team is always more important. I hear + Kylian, he wants responsibilities +. Kylian already has the responsibilities, "he said.
Leonardo also confirmed that he wanted to extend two other executives, who are at the end of their contract this season: Argentinian Angel Di Maria and Spaniard Juan Bernat.
"The idea is to go to the end as quickly as possible. We intend to renew all four (including Neymar and Mbappé)," he said.
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