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Henry defends PSG contract rebel Mbappe amid Real Madrid bid

France great Thierry Henry has defended Kylian Mbappe over his contract stand at PSG.

Mbappe has rejected PSG's offer of a new deal and the club may have no choice but to sell him to Real Madrid before the transfer window shuts.

Real Madrid have made a €160m offer for Mbappe in the last 24 hours.

Considering the situation, Henry stated: "I don't know what is happening with Kylian Mbappe.

"We can always speculate and say a lot of things. Me, what I see is that he is still there, that he is training, he is walking, he is running and he is trying to create chances for his team-mates.

"He scores, I know that well. He is a player who is also honouring his contract, he is doing nothing bad and he is responding on the pitch, so be happy.

"Like I often say, with an exceptional player we are always looking for the little things wrong. I hope that he will stay at PSG, I hope that he will be good and we will see after for what the future will bring him because it is normal to evaluate things.

"But is he lacking in respect towards someone? No, I have not yet seen that. He is there, he is present and he is even playing well."

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