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PARIS — Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Marco Verratti were all left out of the squad for Paris Saint-Germain's season opener against Lorient later on Saturday. Mbappe is mired in a contract standoff and was left out of the pre-season tour to Japan and South Korea. He has been training apart from defending champion PSG's first-team regulars. Neymar trained alone on Friday with the club saying it was because he was recovering from a viral infection. But Neymar is heading for a PSG exit and could leave this month. Verratti has been linked with a move to the lucrative Saudi Arabian league.
