Mbappe asks about England and Spain – PSG boss Pochettino

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino said star Kylian Mbappe asks about England and Spain amid speculation over his future.

Mbappe has been heavily linked with LaLiga champions Real Madrid, as well as Premier League holders Liverpool previously.

The France international is out of contract in 2022 but Ligue 1 champions PSG remain hopeful of re-signing the 22-year-old forward.

Pochettino was asked about his relationship with Mbappe ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester City.

“Kylian loves football, he loves to talk about football,” Pochettino said. “He asks about England – how is the game, the mentality and the culture there? – and also Spain and Argentina. He will watch, every day, games from England, France, Italy, Germany.

“He’s only 22 but very mature, confident in his talent and open. He can speak French, of course, but also perfect English and Spanish. I speak in English and Spanish with him – more English than Spanish.

“I said to him the other day: ‘I need to practise my French with you, to improve’, and he said: ‘Sure, but it’s better for me to talk in English’. He loves to practise different languages.

“Before the [Champions League last 16] first leg in Barcelona, I told him that I’d won there one time with Espanyol and he said, very seriously: ‘OK, tomorrow will be the second time’. I said: ‘Are you sure?’ And he said: ‘Yes, don’t worry. We are going to win’. He was laughing after the game and he said to me on the pitch: ‘I told you, I told you, I told you’.”