Kylian Mbappe has provided further evidence of a deteriorating relationship with Paris Saint-Germain, describing the Ligue 1 club as “divisive” days after being given an ultimatum over a contract extension.

“I think that playing for PSG doesn’t help much because it’s a divisive team, a divisive club,” he said, without elaborating, in an interview with France Football magazine, as translated by Reuters.

It’s the latest chapter in a prolonged saga that intensified in June when the striker said he wouldn’t sign an extension and was happy to play out his current deal, which expires June 2024.

However, PSG are unwilling to lose the 24-year-old superstar for free next summer and would want to recoup the €180 million they spent to sign him from AS Monaco in 2017. Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said last week that Mbappe “must sign a new contract” if he wants to remain at PSG next season.

But the Frenchman is expected to stand firm, fueling reports of a possible transfer to Real Madrid this summer.

Real Madrid are hopeful of bringing the World Cup winner to the Spanish capital in a transfer they expect to cost over €200 million, ESPN’s Julien Laurens and Rodrigo Faez report.

However, Los Blancos have been reluctant to make the first move, according to Laurens and Faez, after failing in their attempt to sign Mbappe last summer when he surprisingly extended his PSG contract.

Iconic Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar is in intensive care after suffering bleeding around his brain.

The 52-year-old is in stable condition, his former club Ajax revealed.

“Everyone at Ajax wishes Edwin a speedy recovery. We’re thinking of you,” the club added.

Van der Sar joined the Ajax board in 2012 after a sensational career between the sticks. He was named chief executive in 2016 but resigned from the position in May.

As a player, he earned 130 caps for the Netherlands and represented his country at five major tournaments. He ranks second in appearances for the men’s team after Wesley Sneijder (134).

Van der Sar won two Champions League trophies, eight domestic league titles, and various other honors through his stints with Ajax, Juventus, Fulham, and Manchester United before retiring in 2011.

“Sending all our love and strength to you, Edwin,” Manchester United tweeted.

Manchester City will bolster their defense with the addition of Josko Gvardiol as the Premier League club nears a historic agreement to sign the Croatia international, RB Leipzig director Max Eberl revealed Sunday.

“Gvardiol and his agents gave us their desire to move to Manchester City. We are in talks with City (and) for €100 million plus bonuses, Gvardiol will end up in Pep (Guardiola’s) strong hands,” Eberl said, as translated by CBS Sports’ Ben Jacobs.

Gvardiol’s proposed move to the Etihad Stadium is expected to cost Manchester City more than €100 million (£86 million) when bonuses are factored in, making him the most expensive defender of all time.

The fee is projected to surpass the £80 million Manchester United paid to sign Harry Maguire from Leicester City in 2019.

Negotiations between the two clubs intensified in recent days after Manchester City reportedly reached an agreement with the center-back over a long-term contract last week.

He was a Dinamo Zagreb academy graduate before joining RB Leipzig in 2020.

Gvardiol’s stock skyrocketed during his second season in Germany and on the international stage. He was a breakout star at the 2022 World Cup, playing a central role in Croatia’s unexpected run to the semifinals in Qatar.

He’ll be the latest star to depart Leipzig this summer, following in the footsteps of midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who joined Liverpool on Sunday in a move reportedly worth €70 million.