Of all the ordagos that PSG have fired at Kylian Mbappe, Saturday’s game could be crucial in finding a reaction, gesture or public statement from the player. The Parisian national team will open the curtain of the season against Lorient in the Parc des Princes, in a match in which the French striker will not be present and it is expected that the Ultras will demonstrate in front of the top scorer in the club’s history..
This wouldn’t be the first time PSG has used the Parc des Princes joker to launch demands on its players. In 2019, the Ultras requested the departure of Neymar, who had attempted to return to Barcelona. Although he didn’t succeed, as the Brazilian continued in Paris, it wasn’t until September that he broke away from the dynamics of the first team, and in every game at Parc one could hear insults expressing his unease with the situation.
And it wouldn’t be the first time PSG’s ultras dedicated their whistles to Kylian Mbappe. In 2021, before a match against Strasbourg, Virage Auteuil, at the back of the field where they are sitting, whistled loudly because it was taken for granted that he wanted to play for Real Madrid.. As with Neymar later, the whistles turned to applause and Bondy ended up renewing, against all odds, for two seasons.
PSG will use every means possible so that Kylian Mbappe ends up changing his mind. If the stadium rallies against it, Qatar can argue that even the fans don’t want it in Paris. The will of the former Monaco player has not changed, despite the warm reception, with the Ultras requesting his departure and with the Parc des Princes who no longer adored him, he could find a reaction later in him and in his environment..
For now, the Paris Saint-Germain star has ignored all the ordeals thrown at him along the way. In Poissy, the French team’s new sporting city, Mbappé trained like a professional, always arriving on time for training and without making any statement.. In fact, his last public appearance dates back to June 15, the day he reiterated that he “wants to continue for a year at PSG”. Pressure is mounting on Al-Khelaifi, who no longer knows what to turn to, to make it clear to the French star that he must accept the transfer so that he does not remain, even if the law does not protect him, throughout the season in situations.
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