Soccer
Promises not kept, Mbappé resigns; Relationship
French superstar Kylian Mbappe is reportedly leaving Paris Saint-Germain. It was reported that the player has informed PSG that he will be leaving the club in the January transfer window. The news was released by the Spanish media Sport.
The player is about to leave the club in protest over the failure to respect the promises made by PSG to Mbappe. There are also rumors that Mbappé will join Real Madrid. PSG have kept the player who was about to go to Real in the latest transfer window on a high salary.
But the report also states that there were some verbal discussions with the club which prompted the player to make a switch. At the same time, the report also claims that the presence of Lionel Messi and Neymar at PSG is making Mbappé uncomfortable.
There are also rumors that Mbappe has told the management that he cannot be the main face of PSG with Messi and Neymar.
There are reports that Mbappe does not agree with PSG extending World Cup winner Lionel Messi’s contract by one year. At the same time, there have been previous reports that Mbappe has set three conditions ahead of the club to stay at PSG.
Mbappé’s first request to PSG is to sell Neymar to another club.
Reports say the reason for making such a decision with Mbappe is the fear that Neymar will be more important than Mbappe at the club. Secondly, coach Christophe Gaultier will be replaced by French legend Zinedine Zidane as coach of the club.
Mbappe believes PSG and himself can win the Champions League under Zidane.
The player’s third request is to bring forward and Tottenham captain Harry Kane to PSG. But the fans are waiting to see how long they can keep him in the team, accepting all the Frenchman’s requests.
Meanwhile, the player who returned to PSG after the Qatar World Cup scored a penalty against Strasbourg in the first match. In the previous match, PSG won by two goals to one.
PSG put in a strong performance against Strasbourg in Ligue 1, which resumed after a break.
PSG took the lead after 14 minutes through Brazilian defender Marquinhos, but an own goal from Marquinhos himself equalized for Strasbourg 51 minutes into the match.
PSG won the match with a penalty goal from French star Mbappe with minutes remaining in the last minute of the game.
PSG played with ten men for more than thirty minutes in the match where Neymar was sent off after seeing two yellow cards in one minute.
Content Highlights: Kylian Mbappe leaves PSG in January, report