His mother speaks, Mbappé reacts

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By: Manu Tournoux

A few days after his mother implicitly confirmed that he would play for Real Madrid next season, Kylian Mbappé responded with mischief on the subject this Thursday.

There was a very special little party Monday evening in Paris. A few days before his official departure from Paris Saint-Germain, Kylian Mbappé decided to organize a dinner that day in an Italian restaurant. Some 250 guests with several personalities, including the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron. And of course the mother of the tricolor nugget, Fayza Lamari. Asked about her son’s future, the latter mischievously said to journalists: But you already know that, anyway. » Three days later, Kylian Mbappé was invited to return to the subject.

And the footballer chose to do like his mother, in a slightly offbeat tone, without being much more direct in terms of concrete information. Present this Thursday at the Philharmonie de Paris, as part of an event organized by its association Inspired by KMaround the work created by Rachel Marks, called “Symfolia”, Kylian Mbappé agreed to answer questions about his possible participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as well as on the name of his future club.

“If she knows, ask her”

Concerning the Olympics, the French international did not say much more than in his previous speeches. “ I think we have to wait. I no longer need to say my intention, everyone knows it. You have to let things happen. I’m in a moment where I have to let things happen. I’m at an age where whatever the decision, I’ll be happy because the Games in Paris are special. (…) When I know, I will talk about it. I don’t know anything about it. » Whether Real Madrid leaves him at Thierry Henry’s disposal or not, Kylian Mbappé will therefore be delighted with his fate.

But will he really belong to Real? On this point, he also answered the question of a journalist who took care to remind him that his mother had confirmed in her own way that this would indeed be the case. Enough to make him smile before answering: “ If she knows, ask her, I don’t know. »And Kylian Mbappé to leave the company of the microphones held out towards him. We will still have to wait to have the answers to these various questions.