2023-07-08 12:33:52
The interview was conducted on June 12, just before the latest developments concerning his future and in particular Nasser Al-Khelaïfi’s ultimatum. Before the tumult, Kylian Mbappé, currently in Cameroon, had taken the time to take stock of his season with France Football which awarded him the title of French player for the third time.
Starting by talking about the new defeat of Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League (elimination in the round of 16 against Bayern Munich): “I could do better compared to my standards. But no magic either. Sometimes in football you face what is called a glass ceiling. That’s why it’s not too much of a question for me but more for above. We did what we could, period. You have to talk to the people who make the team, who organize the squad, who build this club. Me, I just try to do my job as well as possible. »
“I have two, three things in my luggage” for the Ballon d’Or
Despite the elimination in the Champions League, the Paris Saint-Germain star draws a positive assessment of his season, especially on an individual level: “I had some outstanding moments, some outstanding performances, so it’s sure that it is always a pleasure, even if I think I could still do better”.
54 goals in all competitions: thanks to his excellent statistics, the Frenchman is very well placed in the race for the Ballon d’Or. In competition with Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland, the captain of the Blues positively assesses his chances of winning on October 30: “We are asking you to elect the most impressive player, who has had the most impact, who has been the most decisive, who burned the retina the most. I have two, three things in my luggage. »
He nevertheless remarks: “I think that playing at PSG does not help much because it is a divisive team, a divisive club. So, of course it attracts gossip but it doesn’t bother me because I know what I’m doing and how I do it. “.
The one Nasser Al-Khelaïfi called “the best player in the world” to justify his refusal to let him go free in a year also returns to his ambitious personality. “I just hate participating, says Mbappé. I’m not afraid of failure either, it’s part of a footballer’s career. But I have the deep conviction that I was born to win and I want to show it to everyone. »
Born to win in Paris? Perhaps elsewhere: “It’s very simple, I’m a competitor, when I play, it’s to win. And no matter who you play me with, no matter my jersey, no matter where, no matter what year, I’ll never be satisfied with winning, let alone a trophy that I haven’t won like the League champions. »
In conclusion, Mbappé announced his need to breathe at the end of this long season. “I’m going to go on vacation, do a reset, regain energy and I’ll come back with the hunger that everyone knows,” he told France Football. His resumption of training is scheduled around July 17, at the new Poissy Campus.
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