Let me go! Uncertainty surrounds stars of European soccer

MANCHESTER, England (AP) - With two weeks left in European soccer's summer transfer window, it cannot close quickly enough for those teams desperate to keep their best players.

Many soccer fans can feel short-changed in the early weeks of the season, however, with top players either refusing to play for their teams or not in contention amid uncertainty over their futures.

Here's a look at some of these disaffected stars:

KYLIAN MBAPPE (Monaco)

The 18-year-old France forward is one of the hottest properties in world football and determined to seal a dream move to Paris Saint-Germain.

A dream in his eyes, because he would play alongside Brazil star Neymar.

Neymar cost a world record 222 million euros ($262 million), but signing Mbappe would hit PSG hard in the pocket again since he's valued at upward of 160 million euros ($187 million). Real Madrid, reportedly, tried and failed to get him.

Monaco has taken an ambiguous stance on transfers, already selling five players from last season's title-winning campaign - despite initially pledging not to sell more than two.

The prolific Mbappe was kept on the bench last weekend and left out altogether for Friday's trip to Metz, further fueling speculation that Monaco is willing to sell its best asset to its biggest domestic rival.

OUSMANE DEMBELE (Borussia Dortmund)

Barcelona is awash with cash after selling Neymar, and Dembele has been identified as a replacement.

Dortmund turned downˆ Barcelona's opening bid for Dembele - reportedly of 85 million euros ($100 million) with another 20ˆ million ($23.4 million) in add-ons - and the German club is yet to receive another.

The 20-year-old Dembele, who played in attack for France alongside Mbappe against England in June, remains suspended after skipping training withoutˆ permission last week. There are reports that he has refused all contact with the club and the latestˆ indications are that he is no longerˆ in Germany.

Dortmund has reportedly put a price of 150ˆ million euros ($176 million) on Dembele, who is contracted until 2021 after joining from Rennesˆ last year. He scored six goals and set up 13 more in 32 league gamesˆ for Dortmund last season.

PHILIPPE COUTINHO (Liverpool)

The fleet-footed Brazil playmaker has also been courted by Barcelona, which has made three offers to Liverpool for the player - the latest coming on Friday and reportedly as much as 118 million pounds ($150 million).

Liverpool immediately rejected all three bids, with its American owners having released a statement last week saying Coutinho is not for sale in this transfer window. Coutinho responded by emailing in a transfer request to the club.

He was missing for Liverpool's first English Premier League game - a 3-3 draw at Watford - and its Champions League playoff first leg - a 2-1 win at Hoffenheim - officially because of a back injury. But no timescale was put on his return.

Coutinho has been at Liverpool since January 2013 and is the team's most creative player and a big favorite with the crowd.

DAVINSON SANCHEZ (Ajax)

The tall Colombia center back missed Ajax's first game of the season, a 2-1 loss to Heracles Almelo in the Eredivisie, because club management didn't feel he was in the right frame of mind to play.

He was also absent for the 1-0 loss to Rosenborg in Europe League qualifying on Thursday.

Sanchez, Ajax's player of the year, is set to join Tottenham after the Premier League club said on Friday it reached an agreement over his transfer, subject to a medical examination and securing a work permit. It would further dismantle a team that reached the Europa League final last season with a young and solid squad full of creative talent.

VIRGIL VAN DIJK (Southampton)

The Netherlands center back has been training away from the first team during the offseason after lodging a transfer request with Southampton in a bid to secure a move to Liverpool.

Southampton, which has established a reputation as a selling club in recent years, is adamant Van Dijk will not be sold even though he could attract a fee of 60 million pounds ($77 million).

Van Dijk missed Southampton's Premier League opener against Swansea, officially because of a virus, and will not feature against West Ham on Saturday, either.

NIKOLA KALINIC (Fiorentina)

Croatia forward Nikola Kalinic missed training with Fiorentina on Thursday as he attempts to push through a move to ambitious AC Milan.

Kalinic did not have permission from his club to skip practice and had not given any reason. Fiorentina said Kalinic "will be sanctioned."

AC Milan has been recruiting heavily as it bids to wrestle the Serie A title from Juventus.

Milan, which last won the league in 2011, is in talks with Fiorentina but the clubs have yet to come to an agreement over a transfer. Rossoneri coach Vincenzo Montella has hinted that a deal is close, though.

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AP Sports Writers Jerome Pugmire in Paris and Associated Press writers Daniella Matar in Milan and Ciaran Fahey in Berlin contributed to this report.

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Steve Douglas is at www.twitter.com/sdouglas80