Apart from his brother Ethan, Kylian Mbappé contributed to the recruitment of an important Lille player last summer.
After seven years of good and loyal service, Kylian Mbappé left Paris Saint-Germain to land at Real Madrid at the end of his contract during the last summer transfer window. His younger brother, Ethan, also being free, signed with Lille. But apart from the latter, Kylian Mbappé contributed to the recruitment of a solid defender for the Mastiffs.
Bakker recruited thanks to a phone call with Mbappé
Passed by Paris Saint-Germain between 2019 and 2021, the former Dutch U21 international left back, Mitchel Bakker, signed for LOSC during the last summer transfer window on loan from Atalanta Bergamo. But before recruiting the former Bayer Leverkusen player, LOSC called on Kylian Mbappé to find out more about the 24-year-old player. Lined up as a right winger against Sturm Graz on Wednesday evening, due to the absences in Bruno Genesio's group, the Dutchman was decisive by scoring the second goal of Lille's victory against the Austrians (3-2). Pleased with the player's contribution, the president of LOSC talks behind the scenes of his transfer.
“It happened quickly, ultimately, because at the end of August, there was Ismaily's injury, so we had to react quickly. There was the draw, and Mitch took his car. He drove four and a half hours so that we could spend a long time together in Monaco on the sidelines of the draw. We knew he was a player who had a lot of qualities. And then, I called Kylian (Mbappé), who told me a lot of good things about him also in terms of personality. He told me he was loved by everyone in the locker room. He’s a very funny person, actually”said Olivier Létang in the mixed zone after the match on the sixth day of the Champions League.
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