Mbappe: I didn't want to play for those who think I'm a monkey
Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 11.11.22. | 13:07
"However, I am an example to many, we are stronger than anything," says the French striker
Kudos to his football skills, but Kylian Mbappe can hardly be praised for his way of thinking. Even from those who worship him. The soap opera, which lasted for more than a year, and ended with him staying in Paris, rather than moving to Madrid, transferred to the representative level. The star striker stated that he wanted to retire from the national team - at the age of 23!?
He has another ten, maybe even 15 years of career at a high level waiting for him. It can hardly be understood, as hard as it is to understand little that the Paris Saint-Germain striker does outside the field.
The reason he wanted to stop playing for Les Bleus was the criticism he received after the match with Switzerland at EURO 2020, when he did not convert the penalty in the round of 16 and thus influenced the elimination of the favorites.
Allegedly, due to racist shouts from the stands and (or) comments on social networks.
“I told myself I can't play for people who think I'm a monkey. I didn't want to play. And then I thought a little more about everything, I was encouraged by the people who surround me every day, and I believe that it would not have been a good decision to have given up. However, I am an example to many. I couldn't give up, this is the new France, I wanted to send a message to the young generations that we are stronger than anything," said Mbappe in an interview with Sports Illustrated.
For the New York magazine, he repeated that he is on good terms with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, who convinced him last summer to stay at the Parc des Princes and not accept Real Madrid's offer.
"We talked several times, in December, January, February, March... The president called me and said he knew how I intended to leave. And then he told me that I was important for France and that he didn't want me to go. To have a chance to write history in Paris, my hometown, where everyone loves me. It was complete madness, that the president called me and asked me to stay at PSG".
It is clear why. However, Kylian Mbappe is the idol of the young generation. Crowned with the title of world champion in 2018.
"The tournament in Russia changed my life. Even before that I was famous, but after the World Cup everything was crazy and I needed some time to calm down," added Mbappe.
