Gibraltar – France: “My goal is to stay at PSG”: relive Mbappé’s press conference

6:17 p.m .: This is the end of this Kylian Mbappé press conference.

6:15 p.m.: “I think there is nothing to explain. I accept everything. People can talk, criticize. People don’t have all the ins and outs of this file. Too bad for them. Me, I know why I do what I do and say what I say. No problem with that.”

6:14 p.m .: Did he hesitate to come to the conference? “Not at all, I have a responsibility in the France team. It’s not the outside noises that will scare me away from my responsibility. I’m here. I won’t always be there but it was important that I come so that ‘there is no interpretation of flight or fear.

6:12 p.m.: “It’s all about the state of mind. The fatigue is there, the wear and tear too, but we are ready to make the necessary efforts. It’s always a privilege to play for the France team, one of the most great teams. We had a great week.”

6:11 p.m.: Pressure ? “I’ve been used to it since I was young. And you’ll see when I’m on the pitch that I’m motivated. The main thing that matters to me is tomorrow’s game and that I’m a great player.”

6:10 p.m.: Macron’s influence on his future: “On my career? In June 2023? None. He wants me to stay in Paris but my goal is to stay. So we’re on the same wavelength.”

6:10 p.m.: “I think it’s a question for him (image rights). He’s the captain, the boss (the president of the FFF, Diallo)”

6:09 p.m.: “I’ve always said that the Olympics were a dream for me. That I wouldn’t force it and would be at the club’s disposal because it’s not on FIFA dates.”

6:07 p.m.: “I didn’t think a letter killed anyone or offended anyone. Afterwards, you can’t control the reactions and I don’t care.”

6:06 p.m.: “The letter was not sent in the rally but before. Shocked? No, there is not much that shocks me anymore. I would like the next questions to be about tomorrow’s game.”

6:05 p.m .: Will he leave PSG? “I have already answered this question. That my objective was to stay at the club. It is my only option at the moment and I hope the next questions will be about the game. I am the captain of the team. “

6:02 p.m.: He just arrived.

6:02 p.m.: Kylian Mbappé has not yet arrived at the desk for the press conference.

A few days after sending the letter to PSG, stipulating that he would not exercise the option on his third year of contract, Kylian Mbappé appears before the press this Thursday in Faro. In his capacity as captain of the Blues, the striker will talk about the game against Gibraltar, of course. But he will inevitably reconsider his future.

The press conference will be available here from 6 p.m.