Only A few hours after receiving his third trophy for the Best Ligue1 Player at the UNFP awards ceremony that rewards the best French soccer players, Kylian Mbappé (23 years old) landed at the Qatar airport with the rest of his fellow awardees at the same gala: goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma (23) and defenders Marquinhos (28) and Nuno Mendes (19). The four embarked after European midnight to arrive early this Monday morning to Asian lands. The curious thing about the case is that the four winners will return this afternoon to French lands with the rest of their companions: 13,000 kilometers traveled to be there for a few hours…
However, the echoes of the French player’s statements still resonate throughout the Gallic country: “I can’t say anything about my future, but you will know very soon, it is practically decided. This is not the best time to tell it tonight. Three years ago I made a mistake talking about this topic at this gala. I want to participate in the ceremony, not seek glory (…) We’ll know very soon, it’s almost over. My choice is made, yes, almost, ”Mbappé assured. to the question as to whether his decision had already been made. Later, he pointed out that his decision will be known before he attends the summons of Didier Deschamps, picker of Blues to play the June matches belonging to the Nations League. In addition, the striker, who wanted to avoid questions about whether he has already made a final decision, could not confirm his continuity at PSG: “No, I just want to thank everyone. It is not the right place to announce my future. I want to continue with my idea of thanking everyone.” In the last few hours, big names in tricolor football have positioned themselves on the side of French football. The last one, one of the fashion coaches, Christopher Gaultier, Nice coach, who sent a direct message: “We need Kylian Mbappé in Ligue 1! He can make PSG win the most beautiful trophy (the Champions League) and Paris allow him to win it. I hope that he will continue with us.” It is a new voice that joins those who expect a solution favorable to the interests of PSG.
Mbappé’s advanced statistics.
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While, Madrid remains calm, although a phrase pronounced by Kylian has been able to cause some nervousness. Before the questions of the journalists, Mbappé assured that his decision will be known before he attends the French concentration, scheduled for… May 28: the same day that the Champions League final is held in the City of Light. It is true that the white club would have liked an Alaba-type staging, in which the Austrian defender offered a press conference announcing his departure from Bayern Munich, something he did in February 2021, but without saying which team he was leaving
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*Data updated as of May 16, 2022
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Qualifying to play the Champions League final on May 28 has changed the entire system that was planned for the arrival of the Real Madrid signings. After advancing the last league game, where neither Madrid nor Betis are at stake, Ancelotti will give his players a couple of days off to start preparing for the final on Monday 23 (the return will surely be in the afternoon). On Wednesday 25 the so-called Media Day is set, where the players will attend the Press in Valdebebas, before traveling to Paris on Thursday afternoon or first thing Friday. On Saturday they will face Liverpool at the Saint Denis stadium (9:00 p.m.). The white club does not want the ecosystem it has set up for that week to be alteredbut Kylian’s statements have put everyone in the Madrid entity on alert. They don’t want any distractions before the Whites’ final and momentous game this season. Then, there will be time to enjoy with Mbappé…