The complicity between Achraf Hakimi and Kylian Mbappé has never wavered. Arriving at PSG from Inter Milan for 70 million euros, the Moroccan full-back quickly became friends with the French striker. Their relationship strengthened over the three seasons spent side by side in the Parisian jersey, until Mbappé’s departure to Real Madrid in 2024.
Even today, their complicity continues. The two players even share their vacations, like after the Club World Cup last summer. In the podcast The Bridgehosted by Aurélien Tchouaméni, Hakimi and Mbappé looked back on the beginnings of their friendship. The side did not hesitate to tease the captain of the Blues about his love life, suggesting that the latter would now be in a relationship.
“It was easier because he was single”
“It’s not easy to find friends who share the same things beyond football,” Hakimi explained. “You spend a lot of time in the locker room and when you’re out there you don’t want to see the same faces you see every day. It’s not easy. There are people with their families, their children. With him it was easier because he was single. He was all alone. No, I’m kidding. It’s true that we shared a lot of things together, a lot of things in common. It was easier for me to be more comfortable, and more natural,” he added.
This little remark triggered a burst of laughter from Mbappé, while his love life fuels numerous speculations. Several Spanish media are talking about a possible relationship with actress Ester Exposito. Thursday, the daily El Mundo published a video of the supposed couple: we see Ester Exposito leaving a takeaway coffee before getting into a car driven by Mbappé, who has just obtained his license.
