Kylian Mbappé and PSG are going through somewhat complicated times. Certainly, there was this victory for Rennes this weekend (3-1), but it did not allow the Ile-de-France residents to leave this zone of strong turbulence in which they had become mired after the 4- 1 in Newcastle. A match which earned Luis Enrique a lot of criticism, but also many players on the squad, including Kylian Mbappé.
It must be said that on the Magpies pitch, the Bondynois was not really to his advantage. Since the start of the season some Parisian supporters have even been a little worried about his level of play. His statistics remain more than honest – 8 goals in 9 matches between Ligue 1 and Champions League – but in the game, it is not not always that. And in a few weeks, there will still be question of its future, since an extension still does not seem to be on the agenda. José Manuel Otero, member of the board of directors of Real Madrid, was also questioned on this subject in the podcast Remontada Blanca. And he confirmed Madrid’s interest in the player, in addition to giving some additional juicy details.
PSG is no longer considered so dangerous
“Mbappé had, and did not have, the opportunity to come to Madrid last summer. To come, he would have had to give up the very high bonuses granted with PSG. Plus, you would have had to pay for a transfer. The amount that would have had to be paid to have Mbappé a year before was disproportionate. It wouldn’t have made sense to recruit him, even if it’s true that Benzema left. We hope that Mbappé will have the same reasoning as Bellingham. I have confidence in his arrival. He will achieve glory when he arrives at Real Madrid. Otherwise, he will wander… He will win a Champions League one day (in Madrid, Editor’s note). Now it seems that PSG is less powerful than before, because they no longer have such good players. Real Madrid guarantees security, seriousness, which gives results. I have confidence he’ll say yes once he’s a free agent. He was born to play for Real Madrid, that’s obvious”first launched the Madrid leader.
“A kid that young was inundated with money, and he decided. If we ask him the question today and he is sincere, he will say he regrets it. He could have already won a European Cup if he had come to Madrid. Relations between Mbappé and Florentino Pérez have never been bad. Florentino never took what Mbappé did badly, he understood his reaction. There was no strong reaction from Real Madrid against the player. Real has always protected him. It was rather the supporters who felt betrayed. Real Madrid has always left the doors open. Zidane came at 29, Mbappé will come at 25. He’s going to have many years with us. If we had taken a wrong step with Mbappé, PSG would have tried to react against Real Madrid. We know what we can do and what we must do. If Mbappé comes in 2024 as I hope, everything will be done correctly. Without anyone being able to accuse us of having a pact with him. What was said last year, with Al Khelaïfi who said that there was an agreement with Real Madrid, is false., concluded the Spanish leader. The message has gotten through.
