Kylian Mbappé insists new PSG deal won't mean he controls transfers

PSG striker Kylian Mbappe, right, shows his jersey with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi during a press conference Monday, May 23, 2022 at the Paris des Princes stadium in Paris. Kylian Mbappé's decision to reject Real Madrid and commit to Paris Saint-Germain for three more seasons marks the start of a large rebuilding project at the French league champion. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)

Kylian Mbappé has denied that his new three-year PSG contract gives him the power to influence transfers, sack the club’s manager and appoint his sporting director of choice, insisting he “will not go above the role of a footballer”.

It had been suggested that the 23-year-old’s dramatic last-minute decision to reject Real Madrid and stay at PSG had been swayed not only by the vast finances on offer in Paris – thought to include a salary of £20m after tax and a signing bonus in excess of £100m – but also the lure of more control within the club.