We thought we had seen everything on the side of Paris Saint-Germain, at the heart of an already eventful season. But we must also salute the ability of the capital club to reinvent itself and to be creative when it comes to generating new controversies. With its 2023-2024 renewal campaign, PSG has focused on its young players and its desire to have an Ile-de-France identity, highlighting Kylian Mbappé in particular. The initiative turned tragicomic.
The video didn’t sit well with the 24-year-old striker, who made it known publicly on social media. “At no time was I informed of the content of the interview with my interlocutor. It looked like a basic interview at a club marketing day. I disagree with this posted video. That’s why I fight for individual image rights. PSG is a big club and a big family, but it is certainly not Kylian Saint-Germain. »
??? Kylian Mbappé at the center of the @PSG_inside subscription campaign for the 2023/2024 season. Only the Titis, Nuno Mendes, the Ultras and… Jonathan Calderwood appear on this video. ?? The message has the merit of being clear.. pic.twitter.com/Hvsdwuc2AF
We know Mbappé is a precursor and very attached to the question of image rights for footballers, as his recent actions in the France team have proven. But that may be going a little too far. PSG is already in a rather tense sporting situation with Christophe Galtier in the hot seat and a Ligue 1 title far from certain. The new early elimination in the Champions League has proven that the Parisian project is not yet complete. Why, then, add fuel to the fire and not fix this internally? It is often said that you have to wash your dirty laundry with your family… Kylian Mbappé preferred to spread everything out.
Precisely, speaking of his entourage, the new captain of the Blues took advantage of his extension with great fanfare in May 2022 to place his pawns in the organization chart of Paris Saint-Germain. Luis Campos, whom he knows well from AS Monaco, oversees the sports project while two of his media relations have arrived in the communication department. In fact, the “Kylian Saint-Germain” he denounces does exist!
If Lionel Messi and Neymar are the focus of criticism, Kylian Mbappé cannot be forever blameless. We are very demanding with him because he himself has always proclaimed his desire to have responsibilities and to be judged, age is not important. And, in the current turmoil, while the PSG boat is rocking, we would like to go to the essentials and that all the attention is not focused on the subscription campaign for next season.
