Pochettino ‘100 percent’ sure he and Mbappe will stay at PSG

Paris Saint-Germain educate Mauricio Pochettino stated on Thursday he turned into “one hundred percent” certain each he and celebrity striker Kylian Mbappe might be at the membership subsequent season.

Pochettino is completing his first complete season as PSG coach. In his first season, the club regained the Ligue 1 title but suffered any other meltdown inside the knockout rounds of the Champions League, this time against Real Madrid.

Meanwhile, Mbappe, who’s coveted by way of Real, has nevertheless not extended his PSG settlement which expires on the cease of June.

Asked at a press conference about what the chances were that he and Mbappe will be at the club next season, Pochettino replied: “100 percent in both cases”.

He at once added a qualification.

“That’s what I can perceive, feel today. In football, you can expect a lot of things but that’s what I feel today,” said Pochettino.

Pochettino is under contract until 2023 but PSG sporting director Leonardo was less than reassuring when he said on Saturday that he wanted to “speak with everyone, not only with the coach but also the players, to clarify situations and decide on the strategy”.

Media in France have suggested that PSG’s Qatari owners have presented Mbappe with massive sums of money, but that the 23-12 months-vintage World Cup winner has been blowing warm and bloodless.

Leonardo has stated Mbappe continues to be “reflecting” on his future and a meeting between his family and PSG came about final week in Doha.