Forward, linked with Madrid, to return against Real SociedadLuis Enrique keen to avoid much talk about star Frenchman
The Paris Saint-Germain manager, Luis Enrique, was reluctant to talk about the club’s star striker Kylian Mbappé before their Champions League clash with Real Sociedad.
Mbappé has been nursing a sore left ankle and was an unused substitute in Saturday’s league game against Lille. Asked on Tuesday if Mbappé was ready to start in the first leg of their last-16 contest, Luis Enrique replied with a terse “yes” at the pre-match press conference. “He could have played four days ago if it was a final,” the PSG coach said through a translator. “But since it wasn’t [a final], it wasn’t worth taking the risk.”