2023-07-13 18:24:22
In full transfer window news and a few days before his resumption with PSG scheduled for Monday, Kylian Mbappé is fine-tuning his physical condition in Vaucluse. This Thursday, he greeted fans present to see him in front of the municipal stadium in the town of Thor.
The small Roger Faury stadium in Thor, in the Vaucluse, is not used to such crowds: Thursday, several hundred people gathered in front of the gates of the enclosure to try to see Kylian Mbappé, who was there. been training for a few days. In the middle of the followingnoon, more than 300 people were present, including many children.
Some stood on vehicles to try to see the star, who entered the stadium by car. The PSG striker finally showed up briefly, greeting the curious before returning to work on this rugby field, as he has been doing for a few days. Three municipal police officers, as well as several gendarmes called in for reinforcement, were present, in particular to regulate traffic in front of the stadium.
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Kylian Mbappé greets fans at the municipal stadium of Thor, July 13, 2023 – AFPKylian Mbappé greets the fans at the municipal stadium of Thor – AFP
He owns a house in the village
While his recovery with PSG is scheduled for Monday, the Blues striker has therefore chosen to talk to Thor, a small town in Vaucluse between Avignon and Cavaillon. The mayor of the city, Yves Bayon de Noyer, confirmed to AFP that the footballer owned a house there. About the presence of Mbappé on the rugby field of the city, the mayor explained that the player had “made a request to the municipality upstream”.
“I’m a fan of OM, but meeting such a player doesn’t happen every day”
“There is no additional cost for the municipality”, he added regarding the security device put in place “I can confirm that he does not use this land all day and the sports clubs premises are in any case on stand-by during the summer”, he also specified.
For the fans and even the inhabitants, in any case, the surprise was immense. “Seeing Mbappé training in my village on this pitch that I frequent every day is just amazing, even surprising. I’m a fan of OM, but meeting such a player doesn’t happen every day” , says one of them, quoted by France 3 Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur.
Aurélien Brossier with AFP Journalist RMC Sport
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