The amazing speed that characterizes his style of play has played a bad trick on the French football prodigy. Emotionally affected by the death of Nahel, who was killed at 17 during a police check in Nanterre, Kylian Mbappé expressed his anger on Twitter, mourning “this young angel gone too soon” and using an unusual phrase for him: “I hurt for my France.” However, with his 50 million followers on Instagram and 12.7 million followers on Elon Musk’s network, any slightly vindictive words from the PSG striker can become a permit to break and revolt for a generation of children from the suburbs who consider themselves as orphans of the Republic. The fact that the goal magician’s message was sent from Miami, while on a luxury vacation, and during negotiations, according to the Spanish press, for a salary of 240 million euros for his transfer to Real Madrid, seemed misplaced and irresponsible, as it was followed by nights of unrest on a scale not seen since 2005 in the neighborhoods. Much to the relief of all his fans, Kylian and the rest of the French team then issued a long statement calling for calm. Nevertheless, the “I hurt for my France” from the champion is likely to weigh heavily this time in his decision to stay at PSG or succumb to the allure of major foreign clubs a year before the end of his contract. Emmanuel Macron had promised to try to keep him in France, but he will be very busy first bringing calm back to the country.
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