The question of the possibility of the departure of Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe from his team, according to the press, casts a shadow on the Clasico match between Paris Saint-Germain and their arch-rival Marseille at the Parc des Princes on Sunday in the eleventh stage of the French football championship.
The bombshell came out on Tuesday when the Spanish newspaper Marca and several French media indicated that Mbappé wanted to leave Saint-Germain as soon as possible.
Several French reports say the 23-year-old feels “betrayed” by his club and disappointed that the promises made to him when he signed his new contract last May have not been kept.
It is true that Paris Saint-Germain did not make all the signings they wanted over the summer, with particular emphasis on failing to purchase a central defender. However, it was clear that Mbappe also expected the arrival of a new spearhead.
Pole Robert Lewandowski was among those linked by relations with the move to Paris before the former Bayern Munich star chose to move to Barcelona. The French champions have not even managed to sign the Italian striker Gianluca Scamaca from Sassuolo, who moved to England from West Ham.
Mbappe, who scored 39 goals last season, scored his 12th goal in all competitions right now on a penalty kick during the 1-1 draw with his Portuguese host, Benfica, on Tuesday, just hours after posting. of the voice.
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Mbappe recently seemed to complain about the role assigned to him by coach Christophe Galtier on the pitch, most recently in the goalless draw with Rennes in the tenth round of the French championship, when the former Monaco player wrote on Instagram: “Negative match. See you later. Tuesday “with the hashtags” # Here Paris “and” #Bifogang “, the spearhead group.
On Monday Galtier tried to soften the blow, saying: “I talked a lot with him, to discuss and know his expectations … We often have discussions and we try to reassure him.”
Galtier admitted: “It is true that sometimes he finds himself in axis with the feeling of being the spearhead, but Mbappe is a very intelligent player, able to analyze his position and adapt his movements according to the dynamics.”
And the sporting director of Saint-Germain, Luis Campos, commented on the reports that Mbappé wanted to leave Saint-Germain, saying that the latter “never told me about his desire to leave in January”.
He continued: “Having such information before a match like this (against Benfica) is very dangerous and that is why I am here to deny and make it clear that Kylian Mbappe has never spoken to me or the president (Nasser Al-Khelaifi ) to leave Paris Saint-Germain “in early 2023.
For his part, Galtier confirmed that he was not aware of Mbappe’s desire to leave the Parc des Princes: “I cannot comment on it, we transform the rumors into information that becomes almost a declaration”.
But the rumors, according to several sources, would have been initiated by the environment surrounding the player to put Paris Saint-Germain under pressure due to what the French international is going through.
Returning to the Clasico match, Saint-Germain hopes to get out of the cycle of draws that accompanied them in the last three games in various competitions, including two in the Champions League.
Saint-Germain is absent from the ranks of veteran Spanish defensive post Sergio Ramos, having been banned for two games after being sent off in his last game against Reims.
Argentine champion Lionel Messi, who suffered a minor calf injury, could be back in his ranks.
Marseille instead want to restore tone to the victories after the sudden home defeat against Ajaccio for 0-1 in the last round, the first in the league.
Marseille enter the field full of energy after beating Sporting Portugal in the Champions League and are in a good position to reach the final group.
AFP
