Ibrahima Konate, a teammate from France, says that Kylian Mbappe could have a “psychological breakdown” because of all the negative comments about him.
Many people have said bad things about Mbappe since his long-awaited move from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid finally happened in the summer, even though he has scored seven goals in 11 games. In his home country, too, people have said bad things about him for not making the France team this month.
Mbappe isn’t playing for France because of a minor injury, according to manager Didier Deschamps. However, the forward is still the talk of the town ahead of their Nations League games against Israel and Belgium, even though he got back to full health before the international window closed. The 25-year-old Mbappe must be tired of all the attention, according to Liverpool star Konate.
“Sometimes I put myself in his shoes, and if I had all this hype around me, I don’t know if I would have held on,” Konate said at a press conference. “He managed to do it and he continues to do it. He may have a psychological breakdown in his life, I have no idea, but I would like to discuss it with him. But you have to put yourself in his shoes. Everything that revolves around him is… He has no life! He has no life! And it must be hard for him.”
Mbappe was booed by Lille fans when he came off the bench in Real’s defeat against the French team in the Champions League. The reaction shocked Konate, who said: “I don’t understand why he is being booed in Lille. When I played against Toulouse with Liverpool [in the Europa League last season], they gave me an exceptional welcome. The Liverpool players really thought that I had played with Toulouse in my career. I think he is over that, but it must not be easy to experience that in his country, it’s weird all the same.”