Angel Di Maria questions PSG over Lionel Messi treatment compared to Kylian Mbappe

• Angel di Maria feels Paris Saint-Germain overlooked Lionel Messi before putting the burden of responsibility on Kylian Mbappe
• Mbappe was on the brink of joining Real Madrid last summer before PSG offered the Frenchman a bumper new deal
• Mbappe has scored 196 goals and provided 94 assists in 244 appearances since joining PSG in 2017

Angel Di Maria may not be a Paris Saint-Germain player anymore but the Argentina forward has questioned the club’s treatment of countryman Lionel Messi.

Di Maria has faulted the club’s decision to put too much responsibility on Kylian Mbappe ahead of the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner after the 24-year-old was offered a bumper contract.

PSG had made Mbappe the world’s highest-paid footballer to prevent him from joining Real Madrid last summer and that move does not sit right with Di Maria, Sportskeeda reports.

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“I think France in general has given Mbappe a lot of responsibility. The people, the president, PSG. They made him stay when he could have left and gave him all the power to be him and no one else.

“But there's a big difference, they gave him all that power with the best in history [Messi] next to him.”

Mbappe joined PSG from AS Monaco in 2017 for a fee of €180million and has scored 196 goals and provided 94 assists in 244 appearances for the Ligue 1 champions.

Mbappe is a good boy claims Di Maria

Meanwhile, Angel Di Maria still believes Kylian Mbappe’s attitude has not changed as he is still a good person despite his enormous contract with PSG, Daily Mail reports.

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Di Maria played alongside the former Monaco forward at the Parc des Princes from 2017 to 2022, before leaving for Juventus on a free transfer.

The forward teamed up with Messi to help Argentina defeat Mbappe’s France to lift the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Nagelsmann sings praises of Kylian Mbappe

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Bayern Munich manager, Julian Nagelsmann has hailed Kylian Mbappe for his impact on Tuesday night's Champions League tie between the German side and Paris Saint-Germain.

Nagelsmann's charges pipped the Parisians with a 1-0 victory to solidify their chances of booking a spot in the quarter-finals of Europe's premier club competition.

However, the result could have gone south for the Bavarians if Mbappe's goals had stood.