However, speaking on CBS Sports Golazo’s live Champions League coverage last night, Henry said that he can’t see his countryman going anywhere. “I personally don’t think so,” said the pundit, when asked if Mbappe could be on the move. “If you’re Real Madrid you would try, but on the other side if I’m Kylian Mbappe I’m not going, because you want to finish what you’ve started. You still have to win the league, he loves Paris Saint-Germain, you have to understand that. He loves his club, he’s from there. “I don’t know what was the situation at the beginning of the season, I cannot really discuss about that.
All I can tell you is personally I do not see Kylian Mbappe leaving in January because of what he has shown me since the beginning of his career at Paris Saint-Germain. I just think he’s not that type of guy to do that. Leaving during the season? Why would you do that. “I’m talking about him. I don’t know what Paris Saint-Germain would like to do, I’m talking about the man. He always has been professional since he’s been at Paris Saint-Germain and he gave them two more years.”Henry backs Mbappe to stay In fairness, it has never seemed especially likely that Mbappe would leave PSG in January. Henry was questioned whether Kylian would then look to head out of the door mid-season in that scenario. Although the Arsenal legend still didn’t think the £166m man would have turned his back on ‘his’ club, in the end it’s a moot point. PSG went through and Mbappe will be playing Champions League football in 2024. From a Liverpool point of view, it is a rather moot point as well. We still don’t know what will happen with Mbappe once his PSG contract does finally expire and he’s free to move in the summer. He clearly has a soft spot for the Reds and perhaps Jurgen Klopp could be tempted to go for one of this generation’s premier talents. But it would never have been in the winter window. So, whatever happens in the future, it will have to be parked for the summer. For now, Henry is surely right, Mbappe is going nowhere. Yet.
France legend Thierry Henry doesn’t believe that reported Liverpool target Kylian Mbappe will be going anywhere in January. As Mbappe’s future at PSG remains shrouded in confusion, the 24-year-old has been regularly linked with an enormous move to Liverpool. With his contract up at the end of the season, there has even been suggestions that he could look to leave mid-season.
However, there is one little caveat worth mentioning here. Henry was speaking prior to the Paris side’s progression in the Champions League last night.
