Real Madrid Fans Still Upset With Kylian Mbappe, Burns Frenchman’s Jersey in Paris Following Summer Snub

Real Madrid Fans Still Upset With Kylian Mbappe, Burns Frenchman’s Jersey in Paris Following Summer Snub

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:12 PM
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  • Real Madrid supporters attempted to burn Kylian Mbappe’s jersey over the Frenchman’s refusal to join the UEFA Champions League winners this summer
  • Mbappe penned a renewed 3-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain despite already having a mutual agreement to join Los Blancos in the transfer window
  • Mbappe is part of France’s squad invited by Didier Deschamps for the UEFA Nations League games this international window

Kylian Mbappe has still not been forgiven by Real Madrid supporters after the French forward turned down a move to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer.

The 22-year-old forward initially had a mutual agreement to join Los Blancos when his Paris Saint-Germain contract expired this summer but had a change of heart much to the dismay of the Real Madrid supporters.

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Kylian Mbappe was highly linked to Real Madrid in the summer transfer window before he extended his contract with PSG. Photo by Catherine Steenkeste
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Mbappe will later sign a 3-year extension to his PSG contract after much persuasion from the Ligue 1 champions, snubbing a move to the La Liga.

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Some Real Madrid supporters have now attempted to burn the striker’s jersey ahead of France’s UEFA Nations League encounters against Austria and Denmark, Tribuna reports.

Mbappe is part of a star-studded France squad invited for the Nations League games by manager, Didier Deschamps as Les Blues continue to finetune preparations for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Kylian Mbappe resolves image rights dispute with French FA

Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe has reached an amicable solution with The French Football Football Federation following the dispute regarding his image rights, ESPN reports.

After forward Kylian Mbappe declined to participate in sponsor events, the FFF declared that they would examine their agreement on players' image rights as soon as feasible.

Mbappe had refused to join in a photoshoot with the France national team, over an argument over image rights.

Angry football fans Slam selfish Mbappe

Earlier, Sports Brief reported football fans registered their displeasure with Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe over his perceived 'selfish' style.

Mbappe has come under intense backlash for what has been described as the Frenchman's unwillingness to pass to teammates in good goal-scoring positions.

He has been identified as a player who has only his interest at heart, coming to the detriment of the collective PSG team.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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