Purtantly announced to Real Madrid by the Spanish and French media, Kylian Mbappé will be well at Paris Saint-Germain this season – and until 2025. Last year, it was he who, at arm’s length, wore a PSG tired and overconfident (39 goals and 21 assists). The long absences of Neymar and the sometimes ghostly performances of Lionel Messi have opened up a little more space for the French international to establish himself as THE big star of this squad and remain the darling of the supporters. A huge challenge with, what’s more, the arrival of a new coach, Christophe Galtier.
Its indented shapes, its large arched ears, the reflection of the spotlights on its silver skin, it is she that he covets… The Champions League, the most prestigious of competitions is the only trophy (with the Euro and the Ballon d’Or) who is missing from the prodigy’s shelf, before he can boast of having won everything. The ease could have led him to the title holder with Modric, Benzema and others… But Mbappé is not the type to give in to the easy way. The quest for the Grail in Paris promises to be more complicated. Since the club was bought by Qatar, European ambitions have often been shattered early in the competition (a semi-final and a final in ten years). Mbappé knows that he is expected when the famous music of the flagship competition is triggered.
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Bring home the cup (again)
European objective, but also global. The World Cup in Qatar will take place at the end of November. The kid who slammed this goal in the final against Croatia in 2018 is now a big name in football. This new status implies new responsibilities. The star striker of the Blues (27 goals in 57 caps) left the fans frustrated after this missed penalty at Euro 2020. He is keen to make up for his mistake and show that he has come back stronger. A year of challenges for “Kiki” which begins on August 6 against Clermont.