Kylian Mbappé's soap opera at PSG could end with an unexpected ending. Fayza Lamari, the player's progenitor, has confirmed in an interview with Le Parisien that they are still negotiating a renewal with the Parisian team and that things are going well. In the interview, Mbappé's mother assures that her son can change his mind overnight.
“We are currently discussing with PSG for a renewal and things are going well. I even spoke to Leonardo last Monday. After that, will we find a solution? One thing is for sure: he will give everything to the end to win the Champions League. Kylian needs to be satisfied. If he is not happy, he is able to say that he is going to leave his career. And he often tells us (smiles). With Kylian, everything can change overnight “, says Lamari when asked by a reader of Le Parisien about the future of Mbappé.
Why do you want to leave Paris: “This is” already “his fifth season in Paris. He took some time to think because he also had the possibility of prolonging, it is always possible also because no one can pretend to know the future. If you asked to leave, it's because your time is up. We did not want to be released, so we wanted to advance his departure by a year so that the club could receive compensation. So we cannot be blamed for having set us free. But I understand that PSG wants to stay with Kylian. Nor do I forget that his transfer from Monaco to PSG in 2017 left 145 million euros and it is Nasser (Al-Khelaïfi, president of PSG) who raised the Parisian proposal to 180 million euros on August 31. I also understand that the fans are not happy. But he dreams of playing for both PSG and Real Madrid “
If your family wanted you to leave PSG: “This is how they presented it: it was the father who wanted him to stay and the lawyer and I wanted him to leave. None of the three decides. When Kylian wants something, you can do whatever you want, he will do it. It is his more human side that stands out (laughs). It was easy to get it under my back. He has not left, he is at PSG and happy to be there. You may want to leave without denying where you want to go. Also, between staying at PSG or going to Madrid is a bit like choosing between your two parents “
If she was in the negotiations: “Yes, with Wilfrid and Delphine (his lawyer). We rejected a first proposal from PSG and then a second at the end of the transfer period in mid-August. When we negotiate, we first agree with the player because, then, the economic aspect is settled in an hour “
Messi's arrival: “He is very happy! Last week he even asked for his shirt. Kylian will then be able to tell his children that he played against Cristiano and with Neymar and Messi, his youth idols. He had the posters of these players in his room. After PSG's decision to stay with him, he replied: “You saw Mom with whom I am going to play”, to which I replied “To win, you better be on this team this year”.
Now Real Madrid is less attractive than PSG: “Four years ago, Real were more attractive than PSG and we chose PSG. This summer, Kylian settled on Real because she wanted to make her dream come true and be at the beginning of the story. Now, if you join Real Kylian, plus three or four players in the next four years, this team is not the same. Kylian wants to be at the center of a sports project. You need constant challenges “
The reasons for speaking now: “It has been a while since we thought about doing it and my lawyer has pressured me. For many years, I wanted to stay in the shadows and continue working. But after Euro 2021, it became a fantastic thing for me. Things were being made up all the time. And I said, STOP, to talk. Kylian can't go from genius to devil. Shortly after the interview, this will end. It was Kylian who asked me to come out and speak. “
How he protects Mbappé from criticism: “For a long time it was difficult to differentiate my management with Mbappé from my role as a mother. After his first Champions League game against City in 2017, where he scored a goal, I started to wonder what was going on. He had become Justin Bieber and that scared me. Between City and his transfer to PSG, I gained 24 kilos. Then over time I turned everything off because a lot of comments are violent. He has become someone who is shot. And there his mother has to intervene. He is 22 years old, he is going to make mistakes, but he did not deserve everything that happened ”.
The gap between your image and reality: “Yes, but it is also his fault, because it is the only way he has found to protect himself. He is a boy who has been in the limelight since he was 8 or 9 years old. When we chose Monaco for his training, it was also to send him out of Paris. We wanted to protect it. His dad wanted him to go to PSG. I've been wanting to make a documentary about him for two years, but he doesn't want to. He said: People already know everything about my life, now they will know where I sleep, what I eat … Maybe you need to learn to open up a little more. And that we communicate a little better to get a little closer to the character of Kylian. Because it's not the same off-camera. Afterwards, he has, it is true, this security that was given him with his father. That's what your strength does. I always said to him: “We come from Bondy, and if you don't trust yourself, who is going to have it in your place?” There is no glass ceiling. “
Antonetti's words regarding being more humble: “When I saw the Metz goalkeeper make that gesture, I told him, but what have you done? But he is a soccer player, a bad boy, when he saw the captures in which he hides behind Neymar after the goalkeeper goes after him. But there is nothing wrong”.
If you live with Mbappé: “We separated several months ago with his father. So Kylian alternates between me and her father. He also has his apartment, so he is beginning to emancipate himself, but he always has the need to be with us, although we hardly ever see him because he has games every three days. And in his professional life, I am his mother, but I also take care of the communication lawyer, his image, his social projects, and everything he wants to start up. His father is in charge of the football part ”.
Your relationship with money: “Honestly, when he signed for PSG, we didn't know how much Kylian was going to earn. At the same time, we were not naive and could clearly see the current salaries at PSG. When we saw the sums, we laughed. Today, the advantage of having money is that we make decisions that, in fact, are not dictated by money. For example, if we had renovated, we would be richer. The same if we had not rejected many marketing contracts. He always said to Kylian: “When are you going to be happy? When do you get 200, 300? For three years, we did not touch the money. We had the poor man's syndrome. I was afraid that they would wake me up and say, “Give me back my money. We started investing about a year ago. We are incredibly lucky to have money, but it is not an end in itself. Even if it is good to stop counting and share with family and friends. But Kylian doesn't play football for money, otherwise he wouldn't have achieved everything he does. “
Rumors of disagreement between the management of Mbappé's career with her husband: “It's a secret. It was a journalist who said that. In these cases, I ask myself, “Who benefits from crime when we've been separated with Kylian's dad for 18 months?” With his father we get along very well and we are his advisers, not the decision makers. When he wanted to go to Real Madrid, his father did not want to. I told him to leave in 2024 (Olympics in Paris), but he had his arguments. As soon as Kylian has arguments, we support him, we don't decide for him. Four years ago, when Kylian chose Paris, she didn't want her to come because she was scared. But he insisted, so from there, with the lawyer, we supported him in that decision. If I told you about our separation from his father, it is because I find it disgusting to bring it out into the open ”.
If Mbappé's career involves his brother Ethan: “Necessarily. For Ethan, he already has his brother's name. Today he exists because he is the brother of … We try to protect him. They are not the same personalities at all ”.
What happened to Rabiot's mother at the Euro: “There were discussions between Ms. Rabiot and Wilfrid. It wasn't with me. But I was the one who went upstairs to talk to him. I told her what I had to say to her as a mom and as a wife, that she was pretty out of place, especially in front of Ethan. However, what bothered me was the treatment the next day. I find it unfair. There is something I admire about her: she has directed her son's career. I have Wilfrid who has a preponderant place. I sympathize with Mrs. Rabiot because tomorrow it will happen to me. You must hear a lot of stories about me. Are they true? It seems I had secret meetings in Hungary during the Euro! ”.