Paris, June 5 (PL) .- The brand new Real Madrid player Kylian Mbappé acknowledged that in his now former club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), some people made things difficult for him, although he highlighted the broad support that he received.
“At PSG I was not unhappy, saying so would be like spitting in the soup and in the faces of the people who defended me, I was always happy. However, some things bothered me, but a player like me couldn't show it, because I'm a leader,” he told the press alongside coach Didier Deschamps at France's training camp for the European Championship in Germany.
According to the stellar soccer player, whose signing was announced yesterday by Real Madrid, he always tried to be positive in the team from the French capital, for which he played for seven seasons.
Kiki had words of gratitude for the technical director Luis Enrique, the players and the employees of PSG for their support.
They made me understand that I would not play for the club, they told me to my face and even spoke to me violently, but Luis Enrique and Luis Campos (sports advisor) saved me, I would not have set foot on the field without them, he added.
Last year, the 25-year-old attacker experienced a crisis at the end of the season with the PSG leadership under the argument that he did not want to renew, a context in which he was excluded from a preparatory tour of Asia and missed the first match of the season. the 2023-2024 season.
The specialized press points out a tense relationship between the superstar and the president of the red and blue team, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, and perhaps that is why he did not have an official farewell in the Parc des Princes, where he did receive tribute from most of the public. .
Mbappé considered the recently concluded season the best of his career, despite the problems, and asserted that his wishes with the France team remain intact, with which he trains ahead of the Euro Cup that Germany will host from June 14 to July 14. .
Regarding his contract with Real Madrid for five years, Kiki insisted that he fulfills a lifelong dream and the immense pleasure he feels in making it come true.
I will arrive with a lot of humility, I am excited to play for the best club in the world, said the forward, who ruled out answering questions about his Merengue signing.