Pochettino reverses on Mbappe as Ancelotti says he is Madrid bound
PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino has clarified a previous claim suggesting both he and Kylian Mbappe will be staying at Paris Saint-Germain next season, insisting this is not the case.
The former Tottenham Hotspur boss recently guided PSG to the league title, though has come under intense scrutiny after exiting the Champions League in remarkable fashion at the hands of Real Madrid.
Pochettino is not the only individual to have been linked with an exit from PSG, however, with Mbappe continuing to be linked with Real Madrid after deciding against signing a contract extension in the French capital.
The 23-year-old, who has emerged as a possible target for Liverpool in the past, is now expected to move to Madrid in the summer upon the expiration of his current deal.
Asked of the likelihood of him and Mbappe being at Parc des Princes next season, Pochettino recently said: "100% in both cases. That is how I feel today. That is what I can say to you today. I can't say anything else. That is how I feel right now. This is football and we never know what might happen. But I have to answer the question based on how I feel today. And that is what I have done."
The PSG boss has now set the record straight on these comments when speaking to Amazon Prime France. “I said me and Mbappe will 100% stay at PSG next season? No… I was talking about the present," stated the 50-year-old.
Meanwhile, Spanish giants Real Madrid still believe they will sign French superstar Kylian Mbappe on a free transfer this summer after failing with three bids last year
Carlo Ancelotti has claimed “coaches cannot tell the whole truth” after Pochettino said Mbappe would stay at Paris-Saint Germain next season and not join Real Madrid.
"That is what I can say to you today. I can't say anything else. That is how I feel right now. This is football, and we never know what might happen. But I have to answer the question based on how I feel today. And this is what I have done."
Ancelotti won the club’s 10th Champions League title but failed to win LaLiga in his first spell at the club between 2013-15. But on Saturday the Italian, 62, is set to become the first coach to ever win the title in the big five European leagues: Italy, England, France, Germany and Spain. He added: “I don't like to talk about this because I haven't won it yet. I am a bit superstitious. I prefer to say what I feel when we win it!"
