With the announcement of his brother’s departure at the end of the season, Ethan Mbappé suddenly finds himself put on the shelf by Paris Saint-Germain. For him, it is a forced end to the adventure that is taking shape.
Officially, their fates were not linked. But for Ethan Mbappé, something has changed since the first leg against Real Sociedad. It was that week that Kylian Mbappé announced to Paris Saint-Germain that he was leaving the club at the end of the season. And since that date, coincidence or not, his little brothers have not appeared once in Luis Enrique’s group.
“Relations between the Mbappé and the club have clearly cooled, explains in L’Equipe an internal source at PSG. There are quite significant tensions, particularly with the mother, who accuses the club of wanting to harm Kylian’s image. It will play a role in the decisions that have to be made around Ethan, that’s for sure. »
Something broke
Concretely, for Ethan Mbappé, it is about the transition to professionals. For the young midfielder, on an aspiring contract, this seemed on track, based on his appearances in the Coupe de France, which looked like signs of confidence from the club. But with the Kylian soap opera, it seems like something was broken.
It’s regrettable for Ethan Mbappé, who showed his pride in being a Parisian “titi”, and saw himself staying at PSG to launch his career there. But the trend would rather be towards a departure from now on, and therefore towards a constrained and forced end to the adventure.