In conclusion of a media sequence as intense as millimeter, Kylian Mbappé went this Monday on the set of 20 hours of TF 1 to answer questions from Gilles Bouleau.
The young football prodigy confirmed having "exchanged" with Emmanuel Macron (OM fan), and also with Nicolas Sarkozy (PSG supporter), who "strongly advised" him to stay in France to "continue to write the history of PSG," he said.
The surprise announcement to extend his contract with the Parisian club, rather than putting on Real Madrid's cleats, obviously caught the attention of the Spanish and French press.
But the “patriotic” choice of Kylian Mbappé has far from gone unnoticed in the Middle East, and particularly… in Qatar, as evidenced by our zapping.
The Arabic-language news channel Al Jazeera has thus devoted a large place to the event, multiplying the subjects and duplexes from the Parisian capital.
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What seems to have surprised foreign journalists the most is the interference of French politicians in the transfer window.
Catalan television TV3 evokes a "state affair", while the Sky News Arabia channel, based in Lebanon, speaks squarely of "political interference".
In Spain, where the pill seems hard to swallow, the programs dedicated to football let the big local mouths ignite against the Paris Saint-Germain striker who is announced to be “banned” forever from the Madrid club.
More subtle, Ibai Llanos, a successful youtuber, joked about the next Champions League final, Real Madrid-Liverpool at the Stade de France, in which Kylian Mbappé will still be able to participate… As a spectator.
