The message on social networks was sober, almost cold. But behind the congratulations of the facade, what really happens in the head of the star?
Fate is sometimes cruel. Kylian Mbappé tried everything for seven years to bring to Paris Saint-Germain his first Champions League. He failed. Only a year after his departure, his former club is on the roof of Europe. Officially, everything is fine. The captain of the French team congratulated PSG on his networks, even saying a few days later being “happy” for them. But we know the media game. Behind the smiles and police declarations, reality is often more complex. Because seeing the club that we left to win greater triumph without you, what is more the year you finish without major title … It leaves traces.
“The Mbappé ego had to be a little injured”
This analysis is not ours. It is that of an old striker who knows the pressure of the very high level well: Jeremie Aliadiere. The ex-player of Arsenal does not go there by four paths. For him, the Parisian triumph had an impact on Mbappé. “” I think her ego had to be a little injured ”, he told the media bluntly UK Riches. He imagines the frustration of a player who had to fight to exist alongside Messi and Neymar, and who sees the team win “everything” just after his departure.
However, Aliadiere does not charge Mbappé. On the contrary, he defends it. He denounces the “Lack of respect” of which the French is the subject and even qualifies it as “Best player in the world”. But his psychological analysis is lucid. He knows that a competitor of Mbappé's caliber cannot remain indifferent to such a scenario. His first season at Real Madrid, although statistically exceptional, resulted in a disappointing second place in Liga and an elimination in C1. Meanwhile, Paris raised the cup with big ears.
PSG European champion: the cruel timing that has necessarily hurt Mbappé
A scenario that marks a player
Mbappé's public reaction was worthy : “My story with PSG was over”, “no bitterness”. Right, professional words. But how can we not think of what he should feel deep inside? This is the whole paradox of his situation. He left Paris to cross a CAP, and it was Paris who crossed him without him. The timing is brutal.
Aliadiere's analysis puts words on what many think down. Yes, Mbappé is a huge champion. Yes, he congratulated his former club. But no, he cannot be completely indifferent. This Parisian victory is not just a line on a list. It is a turning point in the story of his own career. A scar which will only be able to fade by going to seek this trophy himself with Real Madrid. And quickly.
