Former France and Barcelona star Christophe Dugarry has today joined the growing list of high-profile individuals throughout the game to have expressed their frustrations with Kylian Mbappé.
As much, of course, comes ahead of frontman Mbappé’s imminent departure from Paris Saint-Germain.
It is now common knowledge across the world of football that PSG’s star man is all set to bring an end to his time with the club in the summer.
This comes ahead of the imminent expiration of his terms at the Parc des Princes.
Mbappé, in turn, has long been locked in negotiations with Spanish giants Real Madrid, over the terms of a pre-contract starting from next season.
And yet, despite the 25-year-old having largely kept to himself, his behaviour across the length of the saga has nevertheless begun to spark criticism.
As much kicked up a gear over the weekend, when Mbappé opted against taking his place on the bench, to instead join his mother in the stands for the 2nd-half of PSG’s Ligue 1 meeting with AS Monaco, after being hooked from proceedings at the interval.
And, as alluded to above, on Tuesday, a one-time star member of the French national team setup has become the latest to take firm aim at Les Blues’ captain.
Speaking during an appearance on the podcast of ex-PSG star Jérôme Rothen, as cited by Diario Sport, Christophe Dugarry pulled absolutely no punches, in launching a rant against both Mbappé, and head coach Luis Enrique:
“For the first time at PSG, a coach has the balls to take him out, because he is not well. I think he doesn’t like his qualities and his attitude on the field. Regarding Luis Enrique, it’s a shame, but he is always provocative. What shocks me are his explanations. Three months and he’s not planning anything. Is your team better without Mbappé? Show it to us.”
He continued:
“What Mbappé is doing is a scandal. He is captain of the team, captain of the French team, he doesn’t have to behave like that. Luis Enrique has the right to remove him, but he does not have to do it. What he did, the selfies, the victory lap… What is this circus? What nonsense is that?”
Conor Laird | GSFN
