He's blamed for everything! Does this superstar make clubs worse?
He's blamed for everything! Does this superstar make clubs worse? A footballer is cuddling up with his girlfriend on a boat, enjoying life, dangling their feet in the water.
Innocent enough pictures, the kind you’ve seen in thousands of Insta posts from pros, almost triggered a state crisis at Real Madrid. Some fans are even calling for Kylian Mbappé to be sold. The forward is the biggest superstar of the new Galácticos.
This season, he has scored 41 goals in 41 competitive matches, found the net in both Champions League quarter-final games against Bayern, scored in the Clásico league win over Barcelona, and still has a chance of winning this year’s Ballon d'Or. Even so, 'TNT Sports' reported last Thursday on a fan petition demanding his sale. The alleged number of signatures at the time?
30 million. Even if the reliability of that figure is highly questionable, Mbappé has once again stirred up the fans. The latest uproar was sparked by a vacation in Italy that he treated himself to around a week ago.
The reports came thick and fast, because the 27-year-old chose to go on the trip even though he was injured. The criticism was that he was not focused enough on getting fit again. 'El Mundo' and 'AS' wrote that Real Madrid were surprised by this behavior, and teammates had reacted with disbelief, especially since this is currently a difficult time for Los Blancos and Barça are on the verge of winning the title.
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