Kylian Mbappe on transfer rumours: ‘I do not look at what the English press say’
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Updated 20/03/2017 at 16:53 GMT
Monaco hotshot Kylian Mbappe has played down speculation linking him with a switch to the Premier League.
Monaco's French forward Kylian Mbappe Lottin celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Caen (SMC) and Monaco (AS), on March 19, 2017 at the Michel d'Ornano stadium, in Caen, northwestern France.
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Mbappe has scored 17 goals for Monaco this season – including six in his last four games – to help them reach the Ligue 1 summit and the Champions League quarter-finals.
His form has garnered attention from overseas, with Manchester United and Arsenal among the clubs reportedly tracking him.
However, the 18-year-old insists he does not pay attention to the media and is focused on performing for his current employers.
"Sorry, but I do not look at what the English press say. I remain very calm about the attention I get," he said.
"I get up in the morning and I go to practice like everyone else. I try to work to improve myself every day and I try to do on the pitch what I do during the training sessions."
Mbappe was rewarded with his first senior call-up by France boss Didier Deschamps, but he insists his form is nothing special.
"I would not say that what I do is extraordinary," Mbappe said. "I would just say that I am able to do what I know best. I would not say it's extraordinary.
"Extraordinary is a player who can score 60 goals. There are not a lot. Otherwise I think we would overuse the term. I would not say it's amazing but I'm on a good run."
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