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Journalist
After trying different sports, Thibault turned to a career as an amateur footballer. When making a choice between becoming a professional footballer and a journalist, the qualities tipped the scales to one side. Here he is now in the editorial staff of 10 Sport, after a diploma obtained at the International Institute of Communication in Paris.
Real Madrid had been circling Kylian Mbappé for several years and after several failures, such as in 2022 in particular, Florentino Pérez finally got his hands on the Frenchman. The latter fulfilled his dream of joining Casa Blanca, but so far, Mbappé's Madrid adventure is far from idyllic. Could an error then have been made with this transfer?
For the Real Madridrecruiting Kylian Mbappé has been a goal for several years now. In 2017, Casa Blanca had already tried to recruit the Frenchman, then atAS Monacobut he preferred to engage with the PSG. Afterwards, Florentino Perez tried several times to offer Mbappé. In vain. We finally had to wait until this summer of 2024 and the end of the 25-year-old player's contract with the capital club for the union with the Real Madrid finally becomes official. For each party, the dream then came true. But is this the right time for this? Seeing what gives Kylian Mbappé for the moment in the merengue jersey, the question deserves to be asked.
The right time for Mbappé?
Could an error therefore have been made with this transfer of Kylian Mbappé au Real Madrid ? First of all, regarding the ex-player of the PSGshould he sign now, in the summer of 2024? Ludovic Obraniak in doubt. “ It's a bad choice. We should have gone there two years ago, when he could have been the captain.” Obraniak then continued: “Today, you arrive at Real, there are two guys who are ahead of you for the Ballon d’Or. Whereas at PSG, you had everything to be at the heart of the storytelling. (…) There, in Madrid, you arrive in a team where you have to share the cake. And even, imagining that he wins the Champions League, how many have won it before? He will be one among many. At PSG, he would have been one of the first », he explained for So Foot.
Did Real Madrid need it?
Besides this, the Real Madrid could also have been mistaken in having recruited Kylian Mbappé. Did Casa Blanca really need the Frenchman? Last season, the Madrid club won everything and Mbappé wasn't there. Worse still, since he joined the locker room of the Real Madridthe balance of the team Carlo Ancelotti is totally turned upside down and the performances are no longer at the same level. Moreover, within Casa Blanca, certain regrets would have appeared regarding the recruitment of Kylian Mbappé. « They regret having brought him. I guarantee it. They regret. This is not at all what they expected. (…) There at the club, they are disgusted », had assured Romain Molina.
So, was this transfer from Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid a mistake?
