After being dismissed and then reinstated by the management of PSG, Kylian Mbappé plays his first match of the season on Saturday evening at the Parc des Princes (9 p.m., against Lens). The attitude of the supporters towards him will be scrutinized closely.
As often on the side of Paris Saint-Germain in recent seasons, attention has focused on Kylian Mbappé. This summer, it was the striker’s decision not to activate the option on his third and final year of contract which caused a new psychodrama. Deprived of a preparation camp in Japan at the end of July, Mbappé was sidelined from the main group by his management, who finally decided to reinstate him the day after the first day of Ligue 1. A week later, the Bondynois came into play during PSG’s trip to Toulouse (1-1) and on Saturday, he will make his first appearance at the Parc des Princes on the occasion of the reception of RC Lens (9 p.m., 3rd day). How will the fans welcome him?
This is the question that many are asking, even if the answer does not really seem to be in doubt. The newspaper The Team also went to test the waters yesterday near the Poissy training center. The media was thus able to ask their opinion to some faithful of the Parisian team. And overall, the verdict is implacable: Paris Saint-Germain cannot currently afford the luxury of doing without their best player. ” Do people know how important he is and they would whistle him?“, thus questioned one of the supporters questioned. For him, it is clear that the public at the Parc des Princes will not offend the 2018 world champion by whistling him.
Calmness above all
And on the side of the Ultras, the atmosphere should also be calm, as confirmed by the media in its columns this Saturday, adding that no hostile banner would be deployed. It would even be a rather positive reception that would be reserved for Kylian Mbappé. All that remains is to wait for the appearance of the player during the warm-up (scheduled around 8 p.m.), then during the shock encounter against the Lensois.
