He was expected. Mute since the start of the season, Kylian Mbappé chose the show Click of Canal+ to come out of silence for the first time. Asked about all the hot topics of his news, the Real Madrid striker once again demonstrated that he was comfortable in an interview. Well helped, it must also be said, by the absence of follow-ups on thorny issues such as his relations with Nasser Al-Khelaïfi or the conditions of his departure from PSG, the Bondynois did the job. However, as expected, his speaking out frustrated many. In addition to certain sensitive subjects carefully avoided, Mbappé also did not discuss the reasons for his more than chaotic start to the season on a sporting level. But it’s not just that.
In France, and more particularly in Paris, two passages from this interview are mind-blowing. The first concerns his message to the red and blue supporters. In front of the camera, the new number 9 of Casa Blanca made a sort of mea-culpa, regretting not having shown too much love to the Parisian fans. “The mistake I may have made is that I mixed everything up. I had conflicts with people because I was defending my human rights. But it didn’t represent the club. At PSG, the supporters and players gave me everything. With the supporters I could have been more expressive. The fans didn’t know everything that was going on and thought I didn’t give a damn about the club. It was wrong.»
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Except that among a good part of the Parisian supporters, it was not the expected mea culpa. And for good reason: Mbappé has never been criticized for this supposed lack of affection. On the other hand, what has still not happened is this famous declaration of January 3, 2024 after a victory against Toulouse. “But in any case, with the agreement I made with the president this summer, it doesn’t matter what my decision is: we managed to protect all parties and preserve the serenity of the club, which remains the most important thing.» Since then, Mbappé has left Paris free of any contract and PSG has not recovered any money. The player was perfectly within his rights, but Parisian supporters are still wondering why they announced this agreement when everything was almost finalized with Real Madrid. It is therefore on this episode that the Bondynois’ justifications were expected. They never came.
Finally, the second passage which is enough to annoy PSG fans is the one about Ethan Mbappé. “It happened (Ethan’s departure from PSG, editor’s note). This is the thing that affected me the most. He, his Real Madrid, was PSG. And indirectly, I took it away from him. He told me that he didn’t want to stay, that it wasn’t normal what they were doing to me. I told him: if you want to stay, I’ll extend it and we’ll stay a little. I would have given up my dream of Madrid for him. Ethan, he’s my brother, you can’t touch that.” Hugely marked by the treatment as a collateral victim reserved for his younger brother during his divorce with Paris, Kylian Mbappé had a bad experience. Which is completely understandable. However, after having already provoked the wrath of Real Madrid in 2022 by extending to PSG and while his relations with Nasser Al-Khelaïfi were execrable, Mbappé suggests that he would have been capable of sacrificing his merengue adventure for his brother… who does not never asked to leave Paris. Suffice to say that many PSG fans strongly doubt the sincerity of this passage…
