KYlian Mbappé granted, on Wednesday, an extensive interview with the prestigious French newspaper The teamin which, among other themes, he revised what his ten years were as a professional footballer in France, before moving to Spain.
“I am fatalistic about what the world of football is, but not about life. Life is magnificent. Football is what it is. I like to say that people who go to the stadium are lucky to just see a show and not know what happens behind the scenes. money.
“The more money you have, the more problems you have. Money can destroy everything. There are people who do not see that your life is changing, they want to keep the image of when you were small, when you were with them … but now you are not the same. You have responsibilities, commitments, a job and accounts to provide. It is good to grow up with the same family and a base of trust. But sometimes things do not work. Finished, but only that this bond no longer works. There are many sportsmen who face this problem, “he continued, before talking about the dispute with Paris Saint-Germain, a club that left Zero cost to sign for Real Madrid.
“It’s the labor legislation. They gave the impression that I wanted to hurt PSG, but I only signed a job, I just wanted you to pay me. I have nothing against PSG, I love the club, I have friends there. But [recorrer aos tribunais] It’s the only way to get what you owe me, something I got from my sweat. You like it or not, it remains a job. But I already knew I wasn’t receiving when I was on PSG. When money does not enter, you see. I could have set a scandal while there, but I told myself it wasn’t worth it. But when you see that they do not pay you, after a while, you have to react, “he said.
Mother speaks of her child’s childhood
For this work, L’Equipe talked to Fayza Lamari, mother of the Real Madrid player, who revealed that her son even thought it was Portuguese … Because of his passion for idol Cristiano Ronaldo.
“It started with Zidane at age 4. Then Cristiano Ronaldo, when he arrived at Manchester United and then Real Madrid. There was also Robinho, Ronaldinho. But with Cristiano … Kylian was Portuguese in his head. For him, he was the house of a friend’s father to see the games of Portugal and support Ronaldo (laughs). International advanced by France.
“At 14, he met Zidane and said to me, ‘Mother, he touched me in the coat, never was doing it again!’ He knows what these gestures mean to the children,” he said.
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