Montpellier HSC: 'Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa will cost £32m'

Montpellier HSC president Louis Nicollin has insisted that the French club will not sell Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa this summer for less than £33m.

AC Milan have been linked with a move for the 23-year-old following the loss of Thiago Silva to Paris Saint-Germain, but Nicollin has reacted angrily to the interest.

"I don't care about PSG's money. [Milan] have to give us the same sum PSG gave them for Thiago Silva. Yanga-Mbiwa won leave. That's clear," he told France Football.

"There are advanced negotiations between the player and Milan, but for any sale I must agree to it. And since I do not agree, nothing will happen. He will remain here.

"I'm not chasing a player to replace him, so he will stay here for another year, even if it takes him to the end of his contract."

Montpellier won the Ligue 1 title last season.