The French star has had a chaotic summer so far after PSG left him out of their pre-season squad when it became clear he would not sign a new contract at the club.

He has been made to train away from the PSG first team with a group of players labelled “the undesirables” – which includes the likes of former Liverpool star Gini Wijnaldum and World Cup winner Leandro Paredes.

But those issues seemed a world away from the Frenchman as he jetted off to Sardinia to enjoy some downtime.

Mbappe was seen stepping off a lavish private jet alongside a friend before making his way to a beach club.

He was then spotted relaxing by a pool alongside two bikini-clad friends as they soaked up the rays on the Southern Italian island. Mbappe relaxed in a pair of beige swim shorts and designer sunglasses as he aimed to maximise his time away from PSG training.

One of his female friends wore a gold bikini while the other was on white, the the brunette pair seen clinking glasses as they enjoyed a cocktail.

The French superstar was spotted out partying later that evening with Real Madrid winger Rodrygo – further adding to the speculation that he will join him in Madrid.

Rodrygo uploaded a picture of the two of them to his Twitter with the caption “KM” alongside a fire emoji.

Mbappe’s prospective transfer to Real Madrid has dominated the headlines over the last couple of years but looked to be resolved when he signed a new PSG contract last summer.

The forward signed a deal until 2024 with the option to extend by another year this window.

The £893,000-a-week contract extension was signed after extensive negotiations with PSG President Nasser El-Khelaifi and even a personal intervention from French President Emmanuel Macron.

After the deal was signed, Mbappe was presented to fans with an ‘Mbappe 2025’ shirt – such was the club’s conviction that he would activate his extension clause this summer.

But after it became clear that Mbappe had no intention of triggering the extension, the club became convinced that he would sign for Real Madrid on a free transfer next year.

PSG President El-Khelaifi penned a furious letter in response to Mbappe’s failure to extend accusing the forward of causing “enormous harm” to the club.

The club are now desperate to sell the forward in order to garner a fee for him and reportedly accepted a £259million bid from Saudi side Al-Hilal last month for the Frenchman.

Mbappe, however, refused to meet with the Saudi club.

The lack of resolution over a transfer next season could see the forward benched by PSG for the entirety of their 2023-24 campaign.