Why Kylian Mbappe is already looking to quit PSG: Neymar issues, squad depth, and unfulfilled promis
Kylian Mbappe was aware that all eyes were on him as he walked off the field at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday night following a depressing and unimpressive 1-1 draw with Benfica. The world was watching, and to be fair, it had been since he and his teammate and friend Achraf Hakimi got off the Paris Saint-Germain team van almost four hours earlier.
Mbappe had the football world to himself all day on Tuesday, which may have been his intention. He was the center of attention. He was the subject of every pregame discussion, every TV show, every radio show, every newspaper column, and every social media post. All hell broke loose when it was revealed that he intended to quit PSG in the early afternoon, European time.
The 23-year-old has now opted to leave in January, according to sources who spoke to ESPN, exactly 143 days after agreeing to a three-year deal (two years, with an option for a third). He feels deceived by all the promises PSG made to him when he extended his contract but did not keep. Above all things, he thinks that the club has let him down. Although he doesn't think that accurately reflects the situation at the club right now, he was intended to be the project's focal point.
When he decided to stay in Paris last summer and commit to playing there for the foreseeable future rather than go to Real Madrid, he was only 23 years old. He now feels that his decision was a mistake and regrets it, sources told ESPN. Although football is a major contributing factor, Mbappe's entourage claims that the problems run far deeper than that.
Despite leading both their Champions League group and the Ligue 1 standings, and despite their current 15-game unbeaten streak.
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