Kylian Mbappe is so important to Paris Saint-Germain and French football that the nation’s Minister of Sport, Roxana Maracineanu, has added her voice to those calling on the World Cup winner to sign a new contract.
The 22-year-old’s stock has risen again on the back of a stunning Champions League hat-trick against Barcelona at Camp Nou.
He is once again generating talk of interest from Real Madrid and Liverpool, with no extension agreed at Parc des Princes as yet, but everyone around PSG is eager to see him end the speculation and commit his future to the Ligue 1 title holders.