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Tuchel plays down Mbappe spat and claims striker will not force PSG exit

Kylian Mbappe seemed furious at being substituted on Saturday but Thomas Tuchel does not think the attacker will use it as a reason to leave Paris Saint-Germain.

Tuchel replaced Mbappe with Mauro Icardi in the 68th minute of PSG's 5-0 win over Montpellier and was involved in a heated discussion with the World Cup-winning France star.

The 21-year-old has long been linked with a move to Real Madrid and Zinedine Zidane has made no effort to hide his admiration for the former Monaco striker.

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However, Tuchel does not expect their confrontation to be the beginning of the end of Mbappe's time in Paris.