The player said no to White House team because her parents wanted her to continue studying and living in France
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For: EFE
Wednesday, November 13
Mbappé confessed that he rejected Real Madrid's offer when he was 14 years old
Kylian Mbappé , French soccer star of the Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), declined an offer from Real Madrid When I had 14 years because her parents wanted her to continue studying and living in France.
“ They wanted me to start a career in France, that he had a French education, because in training centers, in addition to football, you also do your studies. Go to Spain, even if you were
Zidane, was another country, another culture “Said Mbappé, in an interview published this Thursday by the magazine L’Obs.
Mbappé, which ended For opting for the Monaco quarry, with which he made his professional debut, he spoke in this interview about his personal career and everything related to football.
🚨 MBAPPÉ, on his rejection of Real Madrid with 14 years: “Yes, my parents wanted me to start my career in France, having a French education…. for soccer, also to continue my education. Going to Spain, even with Zidane, was another country, another culture. “ pic.twitter.com/80 FmlkBGzj
– Madrid Sports (@MadridSports_) June 3, 2021
“I have learned one thing with the little experience I have: when they talk about you every day, it’s not to say nice things “, he pointed out.
” I have no problem being criticized as a player; what affects me is when the person that I am is attacked “, he regretted, when asked about the criticism he received last fall.
He also reviewed his childhood in Bondy, the city of impoverished periphery of Paris, and the relationship c on their parents.
🔴🎙️ MBAPPÉ, on signing for REAL MADRID with 14 years:
💥 “My parents wanted me to start my career in France, with a French education.”
🛫 “Going to Spain, even with Zidane, was another country, another culture.” (🇫🇷 Via L’Obs)
See you at 14: 10 on # PLAYS . pic.twitter.com/8ASKVOVhxo
– El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) June 3, 2021
“The problem is that speaks of these most popular neighborhoods only because of what appears on television, the murder of a young man from 15 years, drug trafficking. But I, who have grown up there, can say that many things are learned , you learn the essence of respect ”, he judged.
With father of Cameroonian origin and Algerian mother, Mbappé, from 22 years, it is considered “100 % French “.
“ Say that one is black, Arabic or white, is to put a barrier, and in this new France no there are barriers, we are all together ”, he stressed.
“My father was a sports educator in Bondy, my mother a high-level handball player who now works with me. I think it’s lucky to have parents who understand your desire to play sports “, he referred.
He also recalled that when he was “a hyperactive child” , his parents enrolled him in a private Catholic school so that he would have “a calmer context”
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