When he gets back to the Paris Saint-Germain stadium on Friday, Kylian Mbappe “doesn’t care” if his own French fans boo him to play Italy.
The striker finally left PSG for Real Madrid this summer, but there were rumors that there was a fight over more than £46 million in unpaid pay.
Now, the 25-year-old will be back at the Parc des Princes for the first game of the Nations League.
The speedy, who scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final but failed to score against Argentina, is likely to get a rough welcome.
But he said, “I don’t think this reception will be very interesting.” It doesn’t bother me. It’s important to win.
Mbappe scored twice as Real Betis lost 2-0 to Madrid on Sunday. He looked like he was back to hitting goals.
That put Carlo Ancelotti’s team in second place in La Liga, four points behind Barcelona, who won all of their games.
Mbappe also said, “I feel good in my mind and body.”
“I’m ok with where I am and what I do. Things will only get better as the matches go on.”
He had, however, made PSG fans even less happy with
At the time, he said, “A dream come true.” I’m so proud and happy to have joined the club of my dreams.
“Nobody can understand how excited I am…”
Between 2018 and 2024, he scored 256 goals in 308 games for PSG. To leave for Real Madrid, he took a £51M pay cut.
He is now focussing on Les Bleus again. In 84 games for them, he has scored 48 goals.
Both France and Italy will feel like they didn’t do enough at Euro 2024.
In Germany, the French still made it to the semifinals.
But in their first game, Mbappe hurt his nose.
After that, he played with a mask that made it hard for him to see until the last four when Spain beat them 2-1 to win the title.
Mbappe said that his hurt was from a long time ago.
He said, “I had tests in Madrid, and they told me I didn’t need surgery.”
“I can breathe and sleep without any trouble.”
No matter how people react, he wants to give his reputation the kiss of life in the French city.
France, led by Didier Deschamps, is in Group A2 of the Nations League with Belgium and Israel. Their first goal is to beat Luciano Spalletti’s Italy.