Cornerstone of future Paris Saint-Germain, superstar Kylian Mbappé explained on Monday that he has extended until 2025 for the Parisian sports project, promising not to interfere with his management’s choices, seeing him as the best player in the world.
To rebuild, PSG found its keystone, but wanted to clarify things in the crowded amphitheater of the Parc des Princes, where hundreds of journalists from around the world took place for the epilogue of this long mercato soap opera . , graduated on Saturday.
This option is a very strong sign, we keep the best players in the worldenjoying the club’s president, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, at the start of this much-anticipated press conference, two days after the announcement of the player’s extension.
” Today is a big day for Paris Saint-Germain, for our fans in France and around the world: Kylian will remain at PSG for the next three seasons, this is important for us and for Ligue 1. “
All smiles, accompanied by his family and those around him (his father Wilfried Mbappé, his mother Fayza Lamari, his brother Ethan, his lawyer Delphine Verheyden), Mbappé was able to taste the end of this period of uncertainty. A difficult decisionhe acknowledged, while making sure he had always wanted to take refuge in my football.
After this press conference, Mbappé was able to go to the forecourt of the Parc des Princes to interact with ultra supporters and greet his audience, before being the guest of the evening news at 8 pm on TF1.
Yes, Bondynois chose to stay in Paris, his favorite club, rather than go to Real Madrid, who had been courting him for months. But this choice was made only for sporting reasons, in order lead France to the topand not, for example, for financial reasons.
We talked about months of sport, time, [des droits] photos and cash minutes. This took five minutessummarized Mbappé, wearing a dark suit and matching tie, alternating smiles and responses in French or English.
He seemed to like it too thank you Madrid supporters.
” They have always accepted me as one of them, you have to be thankful, hopefully they will understand that I chose to stay in my country. I am French and as a Frenchman, I want to continue a bit, to lead France to the heights and pull this championship and this club. “
Each has its own place
Because if Mbappé chooses to reject Real Madrid’s promotions, at the risk of alienating a good part of Spain, precisely because he made sure that in Paris, he would be fine. the foundation of the projecta formula already accepted by Al-Khelaïfi.
At the age of 23, the 2018 world champion said he wanted to extend the sports guarantees, which he obviously got, including the first guarantee of the removal of sports director Leonardo on Saturday night through Sunday, shortly after the formalization of extension of Kyky.
On the other hand, there is no question for Mbappé to have control over the sportsman or claim anything, even the captain’s armband, which is currently owned by the Brazilian Marquinhos.
” I remain a football player, anchored in a collective, I will not go beyond this role, I will not go beyond my role as a player. “
Its president Nasser confirmed the statement. Kylian wants to win. He is an important player, the best player in the world, but we, as a club, will decide what we want to do. The sporting project is important for all players. Kylian didn’t ask for anything, he wanted to win like we did, and that was a good thing.
There has never been a speech that has aroused so much curiosity since the arrival of Lionel Messi, who was shown in Paris in the middle of the summer of 2021. Except at that time, PSG had a sporting director in place. and a coach already planned for the next sporting events.
Nasser Al-Khelaïfi on this occasion gave no hints about the next decisions to come on the Paris project. Coach Mauricio Pochettino, under contract until 2023, but if it starts, will he be replaced? And who will replace Leonardo, when the name of the Portuguese Luis Campos is mentioned?
I don’t know who Jorge Campos is, this conference is on Kylianquipped the Parisian president in the face of a journalist who scratched the name of the Portuguese.
It also remains to be seen who will be the next coach among the short list already heard in the press (Zidane, Motta, Martinez, Conte, Galtier) and how to rebuild the workforce, with the particular question of leaving high. -salary players, but low yield (Draxler, Kurzawa, Icardi, Herrera, Rico …).
Here are plenty of questions to match the impact on the sport of Bondynois, unparalleled in his country after this spectacular season being crowned with simultaneous top scorer and best passer trophies, the first in France.
Source: Radio-Canada
