PSG coach Enrique reluctant to talk about Mbappé ahead of Champions League clash with Sociedad

PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique seemed reluctant to talk about star striker Kylian Mbappé ahead of the Champions League clash with Real Sociedad.

Mbappé has been nusring 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 against Sociedad in the first leg of their last-16 contest, Enrique replied with a terse “Yes” at the pre-match news conference.

“He could have played four days ago if it was a final," Enrique said through a translator. "But since it wasn’t (a final) it wasn’t worth taking the risk.”

Mbappé's PSG contract runs out at the end of June and the France star has yet to say if he will stay, with reports heavily linking him with a move to long-time suitor Real Madrid.