Bought by Kylian Mbappé and his clan last September, Stade Malherbe de Caen is going through a real period of crisis at the bottom of Ligue 2.
For some time now, everything that directly or indirectly relates to Kylian Mbappé has only been negative. Going through a complicated period with Real Madrid and especially with the France team, the former PSG striker is also experiencing difficulties as a club owner. Last September, Mbappé officially bought the Stade Malherbe in Caen with his relatives. Except that since then, there has been complete disarray in Normandy… Eager to return to L1 after too many years spent vegetating in L2, Caen put its ambitions for a comeback aside. Given that at mid-season, Malherbe is a play-off player and will therefore play the role until the end of the season. But then whose fault is it? If the Caen squad, which appeared resigned in Dunkirk on Monday evening during the last defeat of the year 2024 in L2 (1-3), is the main culprit for the current poor results, the late arrival of the Mbappé clan has clearly destabilized everything. a club which was unable to recruit or prepare for the season in ideal conditions. And it is not Ziad Hammoud, Mbappé’s trusted man, who will say the opposite.
“The late arrival had an impact on the preparation, the transfer window”
“I agree that our late arrival was not optimal. The team was rebuilding a little bit before that. The late arrival had an impact on the preparation and the transfer window. The club suffered a little because there was a little in-between on a transaction which took longer than expected. The old management and the old owners were waiting, we couldn’t wait to arrive but things weren’t happening… I think we’re paying the price for the impact it had on the preparation. Especially with the injured. We have a full infirmary, which is neither normal nor acceptable. This comes from the preparation and a truncated transfer window. But this is the reality: we must neither turn a blind eye nor run away from anything. On the contrary, we must roll up our sleeves and work. On paper, we have a team that is more than holding its own. Kylian Mbappé associated with the reflections? There is a management team here who will take stock of this. Of course, there are contacts with shareholders, as in any company and in any club, but the assessment will be made by the teams in place”detailed, in Ouest-France, the president of Caen, who knows that his club is in danger and that we will therefore have to raise our heads as quickly as possible to avoid the worst on the side of the Stade d’Ornano…
