Kylian Mbappe dropped by Paris Saint-Germain after decision to leave
On Thursday evening, the bombshell news broke that the 25-year-old had apparently informed PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi of his intention to move on when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Mbappe's future has been a hot topic of the transfer market for the past few years, but the ex-Monaco man will seemingly end the long-running soap opera at the end of June, when his PSG deal runs its course.
Head coach Enrique refused to discuss Mbappe's future during his pre-game press conference, insisting that he was in no place to comment until official word arrived from the club or the player, although he affirmed that he had «no information» about the matter.
PSG's trip to Nantes on Saturday represented their first fixture since the Mbappe revelations, and for the second successive Ligue 1 fixture, the France international was named among the substitutes.
Enrique instead opted for an attacking trident of Bradley Barcola, Randal Kolo Muani and Lee Kang-in for the clash at the Stade de la Beaujoire, which came three days after PSG's 2-0 win over Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
Without Mbappe in the first XI, the Ligue 1 champions flattered to deceive in the first half against Les Canaris and survived a scare when Nicolas Pallois's effort was disallowed for offside.
However, PSG finally broke the deadlock on the hour mark, as Lucas Hernandez's speculative effort took a wild deflection off of former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Moussa Sissoko and sailed into the bottom
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