Transfer market Doubts follow spending power backlash

Nasser Al-Khelaifi is beginning to feel pressured by a continent-wide backlash against Paris Saint-Germain's summer spending and is doubting whether to press on with the club's quest to sign Kylian Mbappe.

With 222 million euros already spent on Neymar this summer, Europe's top sides are seriously questioning how the French club can spend close to 500m euros in a single transfer window.

PSG were closing in on the 18-year-old youngster and were even expected to confirm his arrival this week for 180m plus an additional 20m in variables.

However, including other outlays, the deal's total cost was expected to come close to 400m.

Complaints have been fired at PSG's hierarchy, who already know that they are being monitored closely by UEFA with regards to Financial Fair Play rules, leading to the deal slowing down and possibly even falling through.

Mbappe, meanwhile, is left waiting and having been left as a substitute for Monaco at the weekend, he will be hoping his future is resolved as soon as possible.

The player's father thought everything had been resolved and that he would move to the French capital, but Al-Khelaifi has decided to wait, for now, and to see how the coming days unfold before making a decision.