Report: Mbappe wants to leave PSG in January, feels betrayed by club

Here we go again.

Just five months after a dramatic transfer saga in which Kylian Mbappe spurned Real Madrid in favor of signing a lucrative new contract with Paris Saint-Germain, the French superstar is reportedly seeking an exit.

The 23-year-old forward feels "betrayed" by the Ligue 1 club and wants to leave in January as the relationship between the two sides has broken down, sources told Julien Laurens of ESPN.

While Mbappe is open to multiple destinations, joining Real Madrid is his preference, Laurens adds. After being scorned so publicly this past summer, it remains to be seen if Florentino Perez and Real Madrid would reengage in negotiations so soon.

For their part, PSG have no intention of selling Mbappe in the upcoming transfer window despite the situation growing increasingly tense, according to Fabrizio Romano of The Guardian.

Sporting director Luis Campos insists there's nothing to worry about.

"I am with Kylian Mbappe every day, he has never talked to me about leaving in January," Campos told French TV station Canal Plus ahead of Tuesday's 1-1 draw against Benfica. "It's not a statement from the player, it's (from the press), and to have such information before a match like this is very serious."

According to Laurens, Mbappe feels as though promises made by Campos, president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, and manager Christophe Galtier have not been honored, with on- and off-pitch issues causing friction.

Among the most pressing matters is PSG's recruitment during the summer transfer period. Mbappe was assured - in vain, as it turns out - that he would play alongside a recognized No. 9 in attack, Laurens reports. The club's inability to sign additional cover at center-back bothered him, too.

His relationship with fellow star Neymar has also deteriorated, Laurens adds.

Mbappe seemed to let his frustrations slip in September when he admitted he enjoyed playing for France more than PSG because the national team afforded him more freedom on the pitch.

Galtier appeared to concede earlier this week that Mbappe isn't entirely happy with his role on the field.

"I am trying to reassure him by finding different options," the manager admitted. "I don't know what the club told him before I arrived in the summer, but we are very sensitive as to how he feels and what he says because he is a very important player for the team."

Mbappe is tied for the Ligue 1 lead in scoring this season, finding the net eight times in just nine appearances. He also has three Champions League tallies this campaign.