The issue of the possibility of the departure of Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe from his team, according to press reports, casts a shadow over the El Clasico match between Paris Saint-Germain and its arch-rival Marseille at the Parc des Princes stadium today, Sunday, in the eleventh stage of the French Football Championship.
The bombshell news came out on Tuesday when the Spanish newspaper Marca and several French media indicated that Mbappe wanted to leave Saint-Germain as soon as possible.
Several French reports stated that the 23-year-old feels “betrayed” by his club and disappointed that the promises made to him when he signed his new contract last May were not fulfilled.
It is true that Paris Saint-Germain did not make all the signings they wanted over the summer, with particular emphasis on their failure to sign a central defender. However, it was clear that Mbappe was expecting a new spearhead to arrive as well.
Polish Robert Lewandowski was one of those linked by reports with a move to Paris, before the former Bayern Munich star chose to go to Barcelona. The French champions also failed to sign Italian striker Gianluca Scamaca from Sassuolo, who moved to England from West Ham.