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Owner of Stade Malherbe Caen for several months, Kylian Mbappé and his entourage are singled out by Norman supporters while the club is now penultimate in Ligue 2.
Nothing is going well at the Stade Malherbe Caen. Since September 9, 2024, and the formalization of the takeover of the Norman club by the investment fund of Kylian Mbappé's family, the Caennais have recorded only six victories, including two in the Coupe de France. Currently 17th and penultimate in Ligue 2, a state of emergency has been declared at SM Caen.
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Beaten in Ajaccio last night (2-1), the Norman club has not won in the championship since November 2 and a victory against Bastia (2-0), which constitutes a series of seven championship matches without a victory. . And the appointment of Bruno Baltazar, successor to former club legend Nicolas Seube, has not changed anything for the moment.
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Kylian Mbappé: “The SMC is not your toy”… The star player targeted by banners deployed in the stands in Caen
“Don’t hesitate to take an interest”
On January 3, a banner reading “Mbappé, the SMC is not your toy” was displayed by Caen supporters. The latter continued to point the finger at Kylian Mbappé's family after the Norman club's sixth defeat in a row, including the Coupe de France. “Hello Kylian Mbappe. Sorry to bother you, but have you already heard of SM Caen? It's a small club at the bottom of the league 2 (lower down is the National). When you have 5 minutes, don't hesitate to take an interest in it, come see what's going on there” quipped the account @LaCaencaneuse on X (ex-Twitter).
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Another news that makes supporters cringe: the lack of recognition. In Corsica, last night, six supporters were present in the parking lot after crossing France to support their favorite club. The Caen club even published a photo of them thanking them. “Thank you for them!! And thank you to the players for coming to thank those present.. Oh well no actually (sic) there are only 2 who came.. In addition to being rubbish, they are disrespectful..” commented a supporter.
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SM Caen, 15 points on the clock in 19 days, will host En Avant Guingamp next Friday at Michel-d'Ornano with the desire to escape the relegation zone, they who are three points behind the play-off team (Ajaccio, as if by chance). Because time is running out for the Norman club. In Spain, the media elEspagne.com headlined this Saturday: “Mbappé's project in France fails: SM Caen in danger of relegation and supporters angry with their new owner”.