After Kylian Saint-Germain, it’s time for Real Mbappé. Since his arrival at Casa Blanca, the Frenchman has been talked about almost every day. This was already the case before his signing. The Iberian media were multiplying articles about a potential transfer. Some media and journalists were heartbroken when he decided to extend his lease at Paris Saint-Germain in 2022. There was talk of betrayal towards Florentino Pérez and the club of his dreams. Two years later, Mbappé joined the residents of the Santiago-Bernabéu stadium. For the club as for him, everything was in place for KM10 to dominate the debates and win collective and individual titles. But the results are meager for the moment.
Despite goals and generally good statistics, the captain of the Blues did not have the expected impact. Real Madrid, like some of his teammates, believe that he is not (yet) the leader they hoped for. On the side of the supporters, it is also disappointment. On Defensa Central, 16% think he is responsible for the Merengues’ bad season (out of nearly 10,000 votes). But he is not the only one to be blamed. Vinicius Jr (18%) and the entire team (24%) are singled out in this survey. A few days ago, Real Madrid supporters were invited to sign a petition demanding the departure of Kylian Mbappé (Mbappé Fuera). This reached nearly 60 million signatures. But there were big doubts about its reliability.
The subject of a sale is not taboo
What is certain is that Mbappé is no longer really in the odor of holiness in the Spanish capital. It must be said that in addition to his level of play, his attitude dismays fans of the club. His trip to Italy with Ester Exposito, his laughter at the exit of Valdebebas after the clash between Valverde and Tchouameni or his message on Instagram while his team lost 2 to 0 were poorly received. Several voices are being raised on the other side of the Pyrenees to tackle him. One of the strongest is that of Tomas Roncero. Journalist for A.S.he can’t take it anymore. “Barça beat us in La Liga for the second year in a row, and that coincided with the presence of Mbappé. I’m not going to say it’s his fault, I know he’s very good, but something is wrong…”
He added: “without Mbappé, we would be champions of Spain and Europe, and with him, we have won neither the Champions League, nor La Liga, nor the Copa del Rey, nor anything at all.” Furious with him, Roncero gives him one more chance to change everything and finally make Real Madrid win. Others have already moved on to the next step. This is the case of Josep Pedrerol. A fervent defender of Mbappé, the presenter of El Chiringuito pushed for his coming to Madrid and was often on his side. Now he feels his attitude is almost unforgivable. “I’m selling this Mbappé. I’ll say it again, I’m selling this Mbappé (…) There is no compromise to be made, he’s not a locker room leader, we have to sell him tomorrow.”
Some at Real Madrid would sacrifice Mbappé
Still in this show, Jorge D’Alessandro also called for the sale of the Bondynois last night. “I will sell Mbappé and I will buy Haaland”he admitted. Other voices, which are rare at the moment, believe that we should not part with them, like Paco Gonzalez on the Cadena COPE. “You all criticize Mbappé, but what is Real Madrid doing? He wants to get rid of it? And Vinicius, who asks for 30 million? Mbappé or Vinicius, you have to choose. If we pay Mbappé 40 or 50 million, I won’t give Vinicius 30 million! If I have to choose between the two, I choose Mbappé. I think Vinicius is extremely spoiled, so I don’t know what will happen.” Yet Onda Cero announces that Real Madrid has already chosen its new leader. It will be Vini Jr.
Florentino Pérez has already spoken with the Brazilian, who has not yet extended. The idea is to give him more responsibilities and lead the locker room. He could even inherit the armband. Which would be a new snub for Mbappé, supposed to be the leader of this team. Some members of the club, questioned by Mundo Deportivobelieves that KM10 is untouchable while admitting that the difficulties between Vini and him on the ground could change things. That is to say a sale by one of the two players. MD adds: “given the events of recent weeks, they would favor Mbappé’s departure.” Which the president refuses for the moment. He wants to build around Mbappé, Vini and Bellingham. Pérez is counting on Florentino Pérez to redress the situation and finally get the best out of the Frenchman. José Mourinho, who has already exchanged with the French striker, has his work cut out for him.
