Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos is hopeful that the dispute between the club and Kylian Mbappe would be resolved soon.
Mbappe was excluded from the PSG squad for the tour of Japan and South Korea amid an ongoing contract dispute.
"He is an exceptional player but it is a decision that was taken over our heads, by the management," Marquinhos told reporters in the Japanese city of Osaka on Sunday.
He added that it was a "delicate" subject.
"Even in Japan you are here with your questions," he complained.
"We always want to have top players with us and I hope a decision will be taken to allow him to be with us and help us this season," Marquinhos added.
The 24-year-old Mbappe has already said that he has no plans about extending his contract, which expires next year.
The star striker has said he wants to remain in Paris for another year but that would mean that the club would lose him for free next year which they don’t want.
PSG could be trying to put pressure on Mbappe, to either sign a new deal or agree a transfer elsewhere, by excluding him from the squad.
Luis Enrique therefore faces the prospect of having to do without PSG's leading scorer from last season at least until the transfer window shuts at the start of September.
Mbappe first joined PSG from Monaco in August 2017 and signed a new deal a year ago, that two-year contract including the option for a third season, to 2025, which the player could take up if he wished.
PSG believe that the player already has an agreement in place with Real Madrid to sign for the Spanish giants as a free agent after the upcoming season.
Sources close to the player also assure that he has a huge offer from a club in Saudi Arabia, although a move there seems highly unlikely.
PSG, without Mbappe but with his younger brother Ethan, are due to face Al-Nassr, the Saudi club for whom Cristiano Ronaldo plays, in a friendly in Osaka on Tuesday.
— Additional input from AFP