2023-08-13 10:07:00
Banned by PSG for a month, Kylian Mbappé has multiplied his gestures towards his club. To the point of finally rejoining the Parisian group.
By Hugo Romani for Le Point.fr with AFP
Published on 08/13/2023 at 10:07
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The ban finally lasted a month. This Sunday, August 13, Paris Saint-Germain officially reinstated Kylian Mbappé in its professional group. “After very constructive and positive discussions between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé before the PSG-Lorient match, this Saturday August 12, the player was reinstated in the first training team this morning”, indicated the club. in a press release.
The day before, Paris Saint-Germain conceded a draw against FC Lorient (0-0). A meeting very largely dominated by the Ile-de-France club technically, but where the reigning French champions seemed to lack liveliness. A meeting where the presence of Kylian Mbappé failed them.
Since the recovery, the 2018 world champion has been sidelined from the group. In question ? His refusal to extend or leave the club (to allow Paris to recover compensation from a player paid 180 million in 2017).
After very constructive and positive discussions between Paris Saint-Germain and Kylian Mbappé before the PSG-Lorient match, this Saturday August 12, the player was reinstated in the first training team this morning. pic.twitter.com/Dl1KuiwW7k
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 13, 2023
How to become persona non grata at PSG? Not necessarily. First of all because the new captain of the Blues was present in the stands for the debut of his teammates, but above all because the discussions between management and the striker, which seemed unlikely, finally resumed.
Mbappé took a step towards Paris
PSG supporters should not, however, expect a possible extension, a hypothesis that still seems incongruous to believe. The Team. Yet in early July, the Parisian president said he did not want to “let one of the best players in the world go for free, that’s very clear”. For this reason, the Parisian board had chosen to put his talent aside.
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But Mbappé, for now still a Parisian (despite constant rumors sending him to Real Madrid or, more rarely, to Liverpool), has taken a step towards management, perhaps influenced by the probable departures of Neymar and Marco Verratti , both announced in talks with Saudi Arabia. Or by the arrival at the club of Ousmane Dembélé, who was welcomed by his captain of the Blues with a message on Instagram: “Welcome home my brother, so happy to see you here, the adventure begins! ! ! ! »
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