Questioned by the show “Click» on Canal+ on the various questions surrounding his start to the season, Kylian Mbappé spoke about his decision to oppose the promotion of sports betting and products linked to junk food with the French team. “ When I did that, we did it for the image rights. I got hit on at the beginning because people first said “Kylian wants money”. Except that I have received zero euros since my first selection, that brings me nothing financially from the Blues, I am even at a loss, since now that I am in Madrid, I have to take the plane to go to France (laughs) “, he indicated.
“ In fact, we didn’t agree on the charter of image rights: junk food, the promotion of sports betting, we are the French team, we inspire… Some of us come from neighborhoods where it destroys countless numbers of people. I told my mother “I’m not going.” President Le Graët called me into my room, I told him “President, I have a lot of respect for you, keep your mouth shut, I’m not going out, except for training” “, he also added. “ I had warned the coach the day before, I said that I would not go and that if he wanted to leak it, he could. The coach understood », Finally relates the captain of the Blues. The message is clear.
