Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham have been sent a major Kylian Mbappe warning by Gunners legend Thierry Henry and Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher.
Mbappe is said to want to leave Paris-Saint Germain in the January transfer window, but does not want to join Real Madrid who had been previously linked with the Frenchman earlier this year. The 23-year-old has previously been linked with the Blues, Arsenal and Spurs with recent reports sparking further speculation over Mbappe's future at the Parc des Princes Stadium.
PSG director Luis Campos challenged rumours that the France international wanted to leave the club and revealed that he has 'never been told' by Mbappe that he wishes to leave the club. The PSG superstar will command a huge transfer fee to be prized away from the Ligue 1 reigning champions and any club that has a bid accepted will likely need to be able to back that up with a massive wage package.
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Speaking on CBS Sports Golazo coverage of the Champions League, Henry and Carragher discussed the Mbappe saga and agreed in their brutal assessment of the 23-year-old. Henry said: "We know he doesn't like it [current position]. Nobody likes to be exposed to what you're not good at, but there is something bigger than anybody else: the club.
"Did they [PSG] make him feel that the club was the most important thing or did they make him feel that he was more important than the club? For me, I will use my own experience and stories, I didn't like to play high and wide at Barcelona, I hated it. But, I had to do it for the team.
"I didn't like after how many goals I scored for France and how many caps I had, that I had to go and play on the left. I always remember the one rule though, if the boss asks you to do something, you do it for the good of the team. You're team is winning! If you're team is losing, I would've understood it [wanting to leave]."
Carragher was quick to question Henry as to what could have led to Mbappe's decision just months after signing a new deal with PSG, extending his stay until 2025. Carragher said: "It felt like over the summer they didn't make him the star of the team, it was almost like he became the director of football. It was like he was choosing the coach, choosing the players, do you think they gave him too much power?"
Henry responded: "I don't know what they actually promised him because from the outside it looks like he never heard a 'no' in his life. I don't like to speculate but I talk about what I can see."
Carragher added: "We've all been there as players [playing in an unfavoured position] and at times you do have to do it for the team, it's how long it lasts really. The thing I have is; why is it coming out now? You've got a Champions League game to deal with!
"We all love Mbappe, he's amazing. But there's too much ego, power, for a young player and I think as Thierry said, someone needs to just tell him 'no'."
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