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Leonardo: Time for PSG to sell Mbappe; he's no leader; the club will exist after him

Former PSG sporting director Leonardo says it's time to sell Kylian Mbappe.

Leonardo was twice sporting director at PSG and has been watching the deteriorating situation between player and club. Real Madrid are waiting to take Mbappe off PSG's hands.

He told L'Equipe: "For the good of PSG, I think the time has come for Mbappé to leave.

"Because of what he's been through in the last two years, Mbappé has shown that he's still not a player capable of guiding a team. He's a great player and a great goalscorer, but not a leader. It's hard to build a team around him.

"The club existed before he arrived and it will exist when he leaves. He has been in Paris for six years and at five different clubs they've won the European Cup... and none of them had Mbappé. That means it's totally possible to be champion without him."

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