Paris Saint-Germain President, Nasarr Al Khelafi has told superstar forward, Kylian Mbappé that must sign a new contract if he wants to stay at the club, as the French champions will not let him leave for free next year.

PSG face the dilemma of allowing Mbappé to run down the final year of his contract and being unable to recoup any of the €180 million ($195.7m) they spent in 2017 to sign him from AS Monaco.

Mbappé sent a letter to PSG last month stating that he had no intention of extending his contract, which expires in 2024.

“My position is very clear. I don’t want to repeat it every time: if Kylian wants to stay, we want him to stay. But he needs to sign a new contract,” Al-Khelaifi told reporters after unveiling Luis Enrique as the club’s new manager.

“We don’t want to lose the best player in the world for free, we can’t do that. This is a French club.

“He said he would never leave for free. If he changes his mind today, it’s not my fault. We don’t want to lose the best player in the world for free, that’s very clear.”

Mbappé led the French national team to back-to-back world cup finals and has finished as Ligue 1’s top scorer in the past five seasons.

PSG will be eager to keep him, having already lost Lionel Messi on a free transfer.