Ethan Mbappé made a radical decision, his departure is validated

Like his big brother Kylian, Ethan Mbappé left Paris Saint-Germain free this summer. But this time, the 17-year-old midfielder did not follow “Kyk’s”, preferring to write his own story on the Lille side. A choice completely validated by Zoumana Camara, who believes that he needed to come out of the shadow of his brother.

“I find that he is a boy who is mentally very strong, because living in the shadow of his brother who is constantly spoken to and described as being the 'brother of', 'he is there because that, he plays because'”thus confided the former coach of Ethan Mbappé with the U19s of PSG for the Club des 5.

“I think it’s good that he followed his own path”

Zoumana Camara then said all the good things he thought of the qualities of his former protégé. « Coach Luis Enrique took him with the pros, today he is in Lille, what is the link with the family for them to take him? Lille took him because he was a good young man they needed in their squad, assured “Papus”. He was an important part of my team. He has this quality of throwing the ball at his feet, he goes quickly with the ball. He makes hidden passes between the lines. (…) He is a boy who feels the goal, he needs to be close to the goal. I used it a lot in recovery, but with the freedom to go for it from time to time. He is dangerous and is capable of scoring goals and giving away decisive balls. »

“I think it’s good that he followed his own path, that he went to Lille to make his own career. He is all alone “, finally estimated Camara. Unfortunately for the young midfielder, a thigh injury suffered at the end of last September slowed down his progress. We will now have to wait until 2025 to see him on the field again.