Contrary to what one might think, Kylian Mbappé seems to know what he is doing between the French team and Real Madrid.
As was already the case in the past, with Karim Benzema for example, a divide is being created between the Kylian Mbappé perceived in Madrid and the image he gives in France. The Frenchman’s removal from Paris has changed the tone of opinions against him in the French press following his financial conflict with PSG but also his stepping back from the national selection.
As Santi Aouna and Raphaël Raffray explain in Foot Mercato this Saturday, Kylian Mbappé’s decisions are nevertheless well calculated. First, he had already made it known last September that he did not wish to take part in this international break in October and that he even regretted that of September, as explained by L’Equipe in recent days.
For what ? Because the new Real Madrid player feels that he needs to be more careful about his minutes played in order to regain his football and his full physical form. And that necessarily means “sacrificing” a little of the French team because in Madrid, he still has everything to prove and his start to the season is not entirely convincing.
In Madrid, no problem with Mbappé
In Spain, no one really understands the latest controversy caused by his nightclub outing in Sweden on the evening of France – Israel. Real Madrid in fact gave him and his other non-international teammates several days to disconnect. He has the freedom to do and go wherever he wants in his free time within reason and continues to follow an individual program supervised from Madrid by the Real technical staff.
In the Spanish media, we also remain on Mbappé’s side and no one really falls on him. He is, for the moment at least, supported by the Madrid press. We also know that their patience is not eternal but their attitude remains impeccable until then. His little getaway to Sweden didn’t cause much of a stir in the end, given that 5 days of rest were granted to him and to the entire squad.
According to Foot Mercato, Kylian Mbappé’s intentions should in any case lead him to miss other meetings with the Blues since he would now only aim to play the important matches of his selection, with the aim of preserving himself as much as possible for his club. It must be admitted that the slaughter of injuries plaguing Europe is frightening and he is one of those who play the most in Madrid.
Finally and above all, the Ballon d’Or 2025 would be the big objective of the native of Bondy, according to Santi Aouna, the now very renowned journalist from Foot Mercato, the same one who announced before everyone the arrival of Kylian in Madrid a few months ago, and who each time seems very close to the French crack’s entourage and his intentions…
Related News :