The little emotion aroused by the departure of Kylian Mbappé goes down badly with Habib Beye, who fears the worst for Ligue 1.
This time, it’s over. Kylian Mbappé played his last match with PSG on Saturday, his last match in France. The Coupe de France final won by the capital club against Olympique Lyonnais (2-1) indeed marked the end of the Bondynois’ adventure with the Rouge et Bleu before his scheduled departure for Real Madrid, including formalization should take place at the beginning of next week.
And if the French world champion recognized “a pang in the heart”, the departure of the former Monegasque did not cause great emotions. At least not enough to the taste of Habib Beye, for whom the departure of Kylian Mbappé constitutes a real disaster for French football. “I am surprised by the coldness of the emotions surrounding Mbappé’s departure. For me, he was the only star of this championship. We’ll have to build a new star, I’m not sure it exists in Ligue 1.”confided the Canal+ consultant.
Without Kylian Mbappé, Ligue 1 “will sting”
The former Marseillais thus regretted the numerous criticisms of which he had been the subject for several weeks. “When I hear all the criticisms, they are logical given his performances in recent weeks, but we must not forget that this boy has brought French football to a level that no one would have hoped for when we have the saw its debut in Monaco. What he brought to French football and Ligue 1 is exceptional, he said. And today I have the impression that we are letting him go: ‘go ahead, go, your head is no longer here anyway…’”
And the technician warns: Ligue 1 must prepare for the worst. “These players have such ambition, such a degree of personal success that they annoy people. But I tell you, next season it’s going to sting, he said. When we look at Ligue 1 and there is no longer Mbappé, and we watch him in the Champions League at a club like Real Madrid, we will realize to what extent he has marked French football, and how much we will miss him as an icon, but especially for the player that he is. It will be a huge loss in Ligue 1.”
