Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe says he is never satisfied as he faces speculation over his future amid Liverpool links.
The transfer window is in full swing and as a result, discussions over the next step of the France striker remain fiercely debated. Real Madrid are long-standing suitors for the 24-year-old and are frontrunners to sign the Parisien striker as he enters the final year of his deal.
At the beginning of the summer, he made it clear that he would not be extending with PSG beyond 2024 posing a problem for the Ligue 1 champions that they could lose their prized asset on a free transfer next season.
Liverpool were previously interested in the striker prior to his move to Paris. Recently, reports have suggested the Reds could break the bank to sign him, spending in excess of £200m for his signature - however, Ian Graham has previously denied that notion as he revealed Mbappe is out of their league financially.
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Talks remain rife surrounding the World Cup Golden Boot winner as PSG could sell him for a fee this summer in order to recoup some funds ahead of his expiry next summer.
Mbappe has been open about his future and after being named as the winner of the 'France Football' trophy, he has expressed his hunger to succeed.
"I push the limits for myself first. People don't really like it when people say that, but a career is selfish, it's yours, it's what you leave behind," he said in an interview with L'Equipe.
"Basically, I'm always dissatisfied, so I'm never impressed with what I do. It's already the first key to understanding myself because everything I do, I tell myself that I can do it again and better."
Mbappe came close to signing for Los Blancos last summer until changing his mind at the 11th-hour, signing a bumper deal at the Parc des Princes until 2024.
Amid the uncertainty surrounding his future, it has prompted criticism of the France international as well as his agent, and mother, Fayza Lamari.
The 24-year-old added that his hunger can be misrepresented as arrogance with his ambition to show everyone he is a winner. "I have this hunger to win. I don't want to be on a team just to participate. That's why sometimes people think I'm arrogant," he continued.
"Because I just hate participating. It's not in my nature, it's not who I am and I'm not afraid to say what I want even when things don't go the way I would have liked. I'm not afraid of failure either, it's part of a footballer's career. But I have the deep conviction that I was born to win and I want to show it to everyone."
Luis Enrique has been installed as the latest PSG manager following the dismissal of Christophe Galtier. The former Spain boss has been tasked with achieving something his predecessors have failed to do - win the Champions League.
The Parisiens broke the bank to sign Mbappe before adding Lionel Messi, Neymar and Sergio Ramos in order to end their wait for European success. However, the competition has evaded them.
"I don't know what PSG are missing [to win the Champions League], it's not too much of a question for me," Mbappe said. "We did what we could, period. You have to talk to the people who make the team, who organize the squad, who build this club. Me, I just try to do my job as well as possible.
"I was best player, top scorer for the fifth year in a row in Ligue 1. In the Champions League, unfortunately, I got injured before the first leg and, on the return, we were powerless.
"But, in the group stage, it seems to me that I was the most decisive player. I could do better by my standards. But no magic either. Even the other players gave their all. Sometimes in football, you face what is called a glass ceiling. That's why it's not too much of a question for me but more for the above."
It remains unclear who Mbappe will be playing for in August with Real Madrid, Liverpool, plus Arsenal and Manchester United in the conversation.
During his career in Ligue 1, he has won the league's Golden Boot for the last five seasons with six French League winners' medals to his name following success with AS Monaco during his spell in the principality.
But the French forward insists no matter what club or shirt he is wearing, he will "never be satisfied with winning".
“Reasons to believe it? It's very simple, I'm a competitor, when I play, it's to win," Mbappe says.
"And no matter who you play me with, no matter my jersey, no matter where, no matter what year, I'll never be satisfied with winning, let alone a trophy that I haven't won like the League champions.
"I'm going to go on vacation, do a reset, regain energy and I'll come back with the hunger that everyone knows."
