Mbappe and PSG's relationship had been on a knife's edge for some time due to the France captain's constant links with a move to Real Madrid. The star striker had even been banished from the first-team for some time last season as he refused to sign a contract extension and coach Luis Enrique was ordered to leave him out of the squad entirely. While the Spaniard continued to select his star forward, the tension came to a head when the feud saw president Nasser Al-Khelaifi target his brother Ethan's place in the squad, sparking an angry reaction from the forward.