At the Parc des Princes,
Salopio by Kylian. To think that we were excited in advance to see him grumbling like a retired general from having to deal with the Toulouse centrals, before offering us a new evasion in the mixed zone to sharpen our vengeful pen a little more. But it’s as if he senses the guy coming. First, a match to put his ball back like a Lukaku of the great days to protect his ball and a mutant goal to shut mouths, then a masterful passage in front of the microphones to put a shilling in the jukebox of no -the most profitable transfer in history, at least at the media level.
Six months since he had not spoken about his contractual situation
Well-informed colleagues had gathered in the bowels of the Parc des Princes so soon after the Parisian celebration was over, and it was not to celebrate the Kyks’ 111th goal at the Parc, a new record in the hands of the Bondynois to whom he soon the only thing missing will be the number of cordon bleu gobbled up in the club canteen in Poissy.
Arrival of our great Raïs at around 11:45 p.m., even before Luis Enrique, who for once was able to enjoy a relaxed press conference a little further in the auditorium: not an unpleasant question, and even a joke on Ugarte’s great match: “not a wasted ball, he was perfect” while the guy didn’t come into play. In short, we’re getting lost.
Kyks on the decks, therefore: we warm up quietly with a so-called “introductory” question to which we barely listen to the answer, before attacking the stump with a pickaxe, while the boy has not mentioned the subject since June last and a match with the France team against Gibraltar.
– “You are free to sign up with the club of your choice in a few days, have you made your decision? “.
Poker face of the top Parisian scorer in history, relaxed as if he were telling us about his breakfast routine:
– “No, I haven’t made my decision, I haven’t made a choice. With the agreement that I made with the president this summer, whatever my decision, we managed to protect all parties and preserve the serenity of the club for the upcoming deadlines. What remains the most important.”
Let’s get past the unpleasant feeling of listening to Bruno Lemaire that he doesn’t know if inflation will increase while saying that it will increase all the same, and let’s take the opportunity to throw a few flowers at the profession: if a lot of nonsense were written on the Mbappé soap opera last summer, it turns out that the prospect of a deal between Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and the world champion’s clan around a waiver of certain bonuses in the event of a free start was getting closer of the truth. Mbappé thus confirms that he was never reinstated in exchange for a promise of extension.
The rest now, because we weren’t going to give up such a promising bone like that: If the decision hasn’t been made yet, when will it be?
– “I don’t know, I don’t know… It was the end of May in 2022 because I didn’t know until May. If I know what I want to do, why hang around? But the most important thing is the titles. We are determined. The team is looking towards that. Nobody talks about my situation inside the club. Not many people are interested, what interests everyone is that I can help the team win trophies like I did today.”
So there are two things here. Either the Kyks loves our Mbappometers and thinks above all of the audience of the sports department of 20 minutes, a completely valid reason to maintain the suspense, or he pays for our slice. In the telephone tapping which emerged from the tortuous Hamraoui-Diallo affair, some (very) close to the captain of the Blues spoke of an almost certain extension from March, a sign that in 2022, the famous decision to stay had undoubtedly been taken well before its formalization in the spring. We therefore remain doubtful to say the least when Mbappé says that he is as innocent as a virgin lamb and that he promised, he has no idea of his future.
Real tired, like everyone else
However, would he make the right choice by giving us the crush that lasts until the last moment? His brief appearance in the evening immediately caused fits of apoplexy in the Iberian media, where good Josep Pedrerol was red with anger after midnight: “I tell you, this little game doesn’t make Real laugh at all Madrid.” He probably doesn’t know anything about it, but deep down, the Chiringuito presenter is not wrong: Florentino and the Real supporters must be fed up with Kylian’s moods and his permanent indecision.
So far, we’ll get over it, but we have to be honest to the end: a form of weariness is starting to overwhelm almost everyone on the subject, even in France, and for a champion who places the patriotic cursor as high as Kylian Mbappé, we should start to draw some consequences. Dugarry’s words the other day on RMC are worth what they are worth, if we consider that the 98 world champion has not said anything good about a single football player since Zidane’s retirement, but they summarize an increasingly widespread current of thought , which can perhaps be seen in the boy’s sudden fall in the latest ranking of the French’s favorite personalities
“I have the impression that every six months, it’s: He stays, he leaves. That pisses me off. I’m sick of it. I want Mbappé to embark on a club project and stop being in a more personal project. I’m tired of hearing schmilblicks about his future club every six months. It doesn’t interest me, it doesn’t interest me anymore. »
“If I know what I want to do, why hang around”
Let’s say we believe Mbappé word for word, we understand the dilemma: at 25 years old, it’s time to take each other’s hands for good. Either PSG for life or almost to get this damn Champions League, or the eternal greatness of Real and the Ballon d’Or that goes with it, or Liverpool and the best championship in the world every weekend, basically.
We will be careful not to make a prediction here, as Mbappé was so disconcerted by remaining in Ligue 1 two years ago while he dreams of being a “game changer” for his sport. But if we could at least avoid spending the next six months watching for the slightest sign, like our valiant colleague who tried it on Wednesday evening quite skillfully, to the tune of “your new position with Luis Can Enrique convince you to stay? “. Actor studio look of the person concerned, who retorts straight away: “I don’t see the connection”. Neither do we Kylian, but please, make up your mind quickly, let’s move on.