Amid call to join Madrid, PSG coach says Mbapp\u00e9 his usual self\u060c<\/p>\n
It's business as usual for Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 as Paris Saint-Germain prepare for the Champions League round of 16, head coach Luis Enrique said on Tuesday, despite sources telling ESPN that the The striker is reportedly leaving the club this summer to join Real Madrid.<\/p>\n
ESPN reported on February 3 that Mbapp\u00e9 had made the decision to join Madrid, although he had not yet informed either club.<\/p>\n
– Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n Mbapp\u00e9 did not feature in PSG's Ligue 1 match this weekend due to an ankle injury, but is expected to return for the match against Real Sociedad in the Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Asked if he had any feelings about this potentially being Mbapp\u00e9's last Champions League match at the Parc des Princes, Luis Enrique replied: “That's not what I feel and therefore I feel neither joy nor sadness – he [Mbapp\u00e9] It\u2019s business as usual.\u201d<\/p>\n Mbapp\u00e9, who has scored 30 goals in 29 matches this season, was an unused substitute in the 3-1 win<\/a> over Lille on Saturday, a precaution taken after suffering a knock on his ankle three days earlier in another victory 3 -1 against Brest in the Coup de France.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen a team has a player like Kylian Mbapp\u00e9, of course we know that the more he plays the better, because we all benefit,\u201d Luis Enrique said.<\/p>\n “There's no doubt about it. He could have played [on Saturday] if it had been a final, but it wasn't, it wouldn't be worth it. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is available, just like the other players.”<\/p>\n The coach could afford to rest Mbapp\u00e9 in the league, where PSG is now 11 points ahead of Nice and has gone 16 games without defeat, but in the Champions League everything has not gone smoothly.<\/p>\n