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Amidst the reports of France’s superstar, Kylian Mbappe’s possible trade to Arsenal after the PSG star told his club that he will be leaving as a free agent next season, Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta gave a profound reply to the reporters when asked about the possibility of the 25-year-old forward playing for the Premier League club next season.
Before their match against Burnley, Arteta talked about the caliber of Mbappe and the continuous conversation with him. But said, it looks differently. “When there is a player of that caliber we always have to be in the conversation, but it looks in a different way,” clarified Arteta.
While asked about Arsenal's involvement in any discussion with Mbappe, the Gunners boss replied, “I am not! Maybe Edu [the sporting director] and the owners are, but I am not in those conversations until the last stage.”
Watch Mikel Arteta's take on Arsenal-Mbappe linkup:
It is reported that Kylian Mbappe told his club that he would be leaving after the culmination of his contract in June. He’s one of the greatest players ever to wear the PSG jersey scoring 234 goals in the 297 matches he has played so far. With PSG, he has clinched six League 1 silverware, three French cups, two French league cups as well as three French super cups.
On their work front, Arsenal will compete against Vincent Kompany’s Burnley on February 17, 2024, at Turf Moor, Burnley. They are coming into this match on the back of a 6-0 thrashing of West Ham at London.
