You can safely call it a contested divorce. Kylian Mbappé’s departure from Paris Saint-Germain has sparked a lot of underlying frustrations. Not only with the player, but also with the club.
It must have been fun in Paris last year. Mbappe indicated yesterday that the club no longer actually wants to sign him after he refused to extend his contract. Mbappe opened his statements in a press conference with the French team, saying: “There are a number of things and people in Paris Saint-Germain that made me unhappy.”
“I will not say that I was always unhappy, because that would be spitting in the face of the people who always stood up for me. I was told that I would never play again and they spoke to me aggressively.”
Mbappé did not appreciate this, but he thanked his coach. “Coach Luis Enrique and advisor Luis Campos saved me. Without them I would not have set foot on the pitch again.”
It is clear that they at Paris Saint-Germain were not happy with these statements and the club’s response to the Agence France-Presse. “Mbappé has no level at all. The president has never imposed a decision on the lineup.”
He added: “Luis Enrique also said that, but despite that, everyone assumes that everything Mbappé says is true. Over time, the full truth will come to light.” Paris, France and the masses.
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