Guardiola Speaks On Manchester City Signing Mbappe
Guardiola has said there is no chance that his team will sign the French forward, instead insinuating there is another destination that is more likely
Joy Kalu 
Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has claimed they are not in the race to sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain.
Mbappe’s future with the Ligue 1 champions is uncertain after he publicly confirmed he will not be signing a contract extension.
This means that the 24-year-old will be a free agent in the summer of 2024 if PSG does not part ways with him this year.
Mbappe has been heavily linked with Real Madrid, a team that many insist is his dream club.
And although City have been mentioned as a possible destination, Guardiola has said they are not interested.
“We will not sign Kylian Mbappé, he’s not joining Man City. All of you know where he wants to go,” he said.
Guardiola was also asked about Ilkay Gundogan and Joao Cancelo, two players who are expected to leave the Etihad this summer.
Gundogan is out of contract and is being heavily linked to Barcelona, whilst Cancelo has just returned from a half-season loan at Bayern Munich.
Guardiola stated: "I’m aware of Barcelona interest in signing Gundo but we’re also very interested in keeping him at the club. I hope he stays with us."
“If Barca succeed in signing him, they will get a great, fantastic player.”
When asked about his future on Germany duty Gundogan said: “No decision has been made yet, I’m still in the process to decide my future.
“There was a contact with Borussia Dortmund but it was never close as the return to Bundesliga is not part of my plans.”
And on Cancelo, Guardiola said: “We’ve not received any bid from Barca for João Cancelo — no proposals from them.”
