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PSG, French, star Kylian Mbappe considers move to MLS

By Alex Butler
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe is tied to the club until 2022, but has been linked to Real Madrid in transfer rumors. Photo by Ian Langsdon/EPA-EFE
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe is tied to the club until 2022, but has been linked to Real Madrid in transfer rumors. Photo by Ian Langsdon/EPA-EFE

June 19 (UPI) -- Paris Saint-Germain and France superstar Kylian Mbappe said he will consider a move to Major League Soccer when he is "a bit older."

Mbappe revealed his future intentions during an interview on the ESPN Mexico show Ahora o Nunca.

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"A lot of great players come [to play] in the United States after their careers in Europe, like Zlatan [Ibrahimovic], Steven Gerrard, Frank] Lampard, [Andrea] Pirlo, great players, so you don't know," Mbappe said. "Maybe when I'm a bit older I can think about this."

Mbappe added: "We don't know what happens in football."

The star striker is signed with PSG until June 2023. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi recently told France Football magazine that he is 200 percent sure Mbappe will remain at PSG next season. Al-Khelaifi could not say the same for Brazilian striker Neymar, who has been linked to a return to Barcelona.

"[Mbappe] wants to be more involved in our project to grow with the team, the club," Al-Khelaifi said. "But I explained to him that the responsibilities, it does not ask. We must go get them, sometimes even tear them away.

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"We do not wait, we provoke. As he is very intelligent, I am sure he understood. ... Will he still be at PSG next year? I am not 100 percent sure, but 200 percent! I will not let go of this 'crazy' player."

Mbappe, 20, has been linked to La Liga power Real Madrid in transfer rumors.

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