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Kylian Mbappe, Neymar 'fall out after French Cup defeat'

By Barney Corkhill, Editor
Published: 24 May 2019 2:14 PM

Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar and Kylian Mbappe reportedly fall out with each other after Neymar criticised the club's "young people".

Paris Saint-Germain duo Kylian Mbappe and Neymar have reportedly fallen out after Neymar criticised the club's "young people".

Speculation over the future of both players has grown in recent weeks, with Real Madrid understood to be interested in big-money moves for either forward.

The Spanish giants have held a long-standing interest in Neymar, while manager Zinedine Zidane reportedly views compatriot Mbappe as a dream transfer target.

Mbappe recently fuelled reports that he could leave by suggesting he wanted to either be the main man at PSG or could look elsewhere for a "new project".

Sport claims that Madrid's hopes of prising one of the star duo away from the Parc des Princes have been boosted by a fallout between the pair stemming from comments Neymar made after his side's French Cup final defeat to Rennes.

Neymar hit out at the "young people" at PSG following that defeat, which saw Mbappe sent off before the French champions lost on penalties.

Both joined PSG in the summer of 2017 for a combined fee of £364m.