He really isn’t one to accept failure. In his eternal quest for excellence, Kylian Mbappé has not known much so far. There was the Euro with the France team last summer. There is also this Champions League which still refuses to him as to PSG. In a few months, the native of Bondy could leave Paris at the end of his contract without having accomplished this mission. And thus leaving a mixed impression. He will have succeeded in his stay in Paris. But he will also have failed in the most ultimate challenge: to put PSG on the C1 list.
Four months is the time he has left to raise it. At least, that’s the trend. Mbappé has not hidden his desire to join Real Madrid for a long time now. Paris still dreams of extending it. But as it stands, each passing day brings the former Monegasque closer to the White House. Will the outcome of the double confrontation between PSG and Real affect the decision of the French international? Nothing is less sure. The player prefers to focus on the deadline itself rather than its consequences when the question is asked.
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More dominant than ever
This is not necessarily a facade speech. Mbappé has always put the pitch first. This is what brought him to where he is, and what allows him to see further. The focus on his future, he had done last fall. A media release expected after a deafening silence at the end of a frustrating summer, between the fiasco of the Euro and an abortive transfer to Real. It was beneficial to him. Freed from this weight, the French striker has completely refocused on his performance. Since then, the field speaks for itself. He is more dominant there than ever.
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The leader of PSG is now him. It’s always clearer. Mbappé may have suffered from a certain lack of consideration for him in the past in Paris. Without being completely in the shadow of Neymar, he has not always taken all the light to which he aspired. This may be his last season in the French capital. But it is the one where he finally shines with all his brilliance, in the wake of a second half of last season which had already seen him move up a notch in leadership. Well beyond his hat-trick in Barcelona (1-4) or his double in Munich (2-3).
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Mbappé obviously remains the providential man by his ability to be so often decisive. He confirms it again on the current exercise with 20 goals in 30 matches in all competitions. And 16 assists. In this area, he is only two units away from his personal best (18) established in 2019-20. A figure that does not say everything about his ability to progress further as a player. More efficient in the game in support and in the aerial field, Mbappé has become a complete attacker in addition to being a formidable scorer. His leadership is first and foremost technical.
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This is not trivial in a team where he has to live with Neymar and Leo Messi. If the Brazilian is going through the most delicate season of his career, if the Argentinian is still struggling to show the same performance as in Barcelona despite a significant increase in power, being the strongman of the Parisian attack with these two mega stars at his side says enough about the level reached by Mbappé. He is the point of reference and the wanted man. Naturally. In this trio that the whole earth envies at PSG, the Frenchman is the one who makes the most difference.
monopoly of the heart
This has already been the case since the start of the season. But it is from now on that we must confirm it. Real is both a mountain and a first stumbling block in the journey that should lead PSG to the top. Paris must clearly raise the level to live up to its ambitions. The collective level displayed so far by the formation of Mauricio Pochettino offers few guarantees when rubbing the gratin of Europe. His best argument remains his individualities. Not just Mbappé. But especially Mbappé.
In a few months, he may be the Real Madrid star he always dreamed of becoming. Mbappé has reached this dimension. In the meantime, it is indeed that of PSG. This is not nothing in a constellation which counts among its many stars a sevenfold Ballon d’Or. Paris is his city, his team, his public. The Parisian supporters chant ever louder the name of a player sometimes whistled at the start of the season. Mbappé now has a monopoly on their hearts. He is the one who gives them the right to dream bigger. In this specific case, it’s really not just a slogan.
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