PSG sporting director Leonardo has insisted the club's hopes of tying down Kylian Mbappe to a new contract are not based on money, and has denied making a concrete offer to the striker despite recent reports.
Leonardo spoke to newspaper L'Equipe a week before his side's crunch Champions League last-16 clash against Real Madrid, with Mbappe firmly in the spotlight once again after his superb goal handed them a narrow victory in the first leg.
However, speculation continues to run rife about his future, with Madrid in pole position and growing increasingly confident of snapping him up on a free transfer in the summer.
Despite this, PSG are fighting tooth and nail to convince him to stay, and Leonardo has revealed that the lavish project at the Parc des Princes may be a factor.
It was suggested in recent days that PSG had tabled an eye-watering signing-on bonus of £83million and two-year contract worth over £800,000 per week after tax in a desperate bid to stop him heading to Madrid at the end of the season.
updated by @gregory: 02/23/23 18:49:31
