It appeared as if that was that and Kylian Mbappe would stay at PSG to see out his contract this summer.

And yet comments made after Thursday's Champions League draw, in which PSG were paired with Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan and Newcastle United, teased a potential late twist, a new deal perhaps?

"We have more than 24 hours. Kylian is a PSG player,' chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi told reporters.

'We have very good discussions with him, he is a magnificent player, as a person and as a professional. We spoke with the rest of his family.

'There are more than 24 hours for the transfer window. We're going to work, try to do something. If we can, why not. Otherwise, we're ready, we're good. An extension? I don't want to talk about that.'