Having left for Real Madrid this summer, Kylian Mbappé has created huge losses in the ranks of Paris Saint-Germain.
After seven years, the story ended between Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain this summer. Having reached the end of his contract, the top scorer in the history of the Parisian team decided not to renew his lease, hence his departure for Real Madrid. But the departure of the Bondynois caused enormous losses to the capital club.
Mbappé and PSG, an unexpected end
After several years of indiscretion, Kylian Mbappé has finally put an end to the suspense. While he had taken everyone by surprise by renewing his contract in 2022, the captain of the French team stood his ground when his contract expired at PSG this summer. Since February, the Bondy player had already told his managers that he would not extend. Which he did by officially announcing his departure last May.
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Two weeks later, on June 3, the former AS Monaco player was made official by Real Madrid as their new player. The 25-year-old striker has signed for the next five years in favor of the White House. Even if the Bondy player is far from proving his best level at the Bernabéu, Kylian is not struggling in front of goal (5 goals in 7 TCC matches). But since his departure, relations between Mbappé and PSG have deteriorated.
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Losses for PSG because of Mbappé
The departure of the captain of the Blues has caused enormous losses within Paris Saint-Germain. According to the revelations of The Teamthis Wednesday, even if the Parisian club is delighted to have passed the 10 million fan mark on its channel WhatsAppParis Saint-Germain has lost many subscribers to its account Instagram.
Since Kylian Mbappé left, according to the French sports daily, PSG has lost between 5 and 10 million subscribers on Instagram. The club’s posts on social networks, particularly training posts, are less liked and shared than in the past. The same slowdown for online and in-store sales. While South Korean Lee Kang-in remains a safe bet, his teammates do not generate the same enthusiasm as Mbappé, Messi or Neymar.
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Elsewhere, accreditation requests for the capital club’s away matches have since decreased. The good proof, for the reception of the Parisians this weekend, Reims has only recorded 38 requests to date, against 74 last year, and we are very far from the 144 for Messi’s first match in France, on August 29, 2021, at Auguste-Delaune (2-0 success). Huge losses for PSG since the departure of its stars, visibly.
