PSG lay a guilt trip on Kylian Mbappe! Striker warned that staff may be sacked if he leaves for free in new letter sent by club

• Mbappe tipped for PSG exit
• French side warn of redundancies
• Ligue 1 outfit want to get a fee for him

WHAT HAPPENED? The 24-year-old has been linked with a summer exit from the Ligue 1 champions after refusing to sign a new contract - which expires in 2024. In an effort to get a fee for him this month, rather than seeing him leave on a free in a year, the Parisian outfit have prevented him from training with the first-team and he was also omitted from the pre-season tour squad. After taking down posters of him at Parc des Princes and shops in Paris no longer selling his jersey, the club have written a letter saying unless they receive a transfer fee on his departure, they will need to sell players to make up for the financial loss and this is likely to lead to a 'wave of redundancies' at PSG, reports L'Equipe.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: The French World Cup winner, who is currently being forced to train with the 'bomb squad' made up of PSG undesirables, is in a stand-off with the club. Reports suggest the forward has agreed a deal with Real Madrid starting in 2024 but the Paris outfit want to get a sizeable fee for a player they value at €250 million (£215m/$274m). With Neymar also linked with a summer transfer move, PSG's results are likely to suffer in Ligue 1 and the Champions League.

AND WHAT'S MORE: It remains to be seen if Mbappe, who previously branded PSG as a "divisive" club, will play for them this season, with the campaign set to begin this weekend.

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WHAT NEXT? PSG take on Lorient in their Ligue 1 opener on Saturday, August 12.