Move along, nothing to see.
As a few days ago before Toulouse-PSG, Christophe Galtier was questioned this Friday, at a press conference, on the “Pogba affair” and its possible repercussions for Kylian Mbappé.
If this dark file, against a backdrop of extortion, mainly concerns the Turinese and his family, his close entourage, the name of the Paris Saint-Germain striker has indeed been cited.
A subject that the latter follows with attention according to certain sources.
According to
M6
, he even called his teammate directly in the France team to find out what it was all about.
Chance of the calendar, the first day of the Champions League will see Mbappé's PSG face off against Pogba's Juve next Tuesday (9 p.m.), even if the second named is currently unavailable.
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"
Kylian shows no sign of annoyance, annoyance, concern about this
," Galtier said last Tuesday.
This was confirmed on the pitch, with a new goal on Saturday at the Stadium (3-0 victory).
Suddenly, the Parisian coach did not consider it useful to concretely address the subject with his player.
At least that's what he said this Friday, on the eve of Nantes-PSG, scheduled for Saturday at 9 p.m., on behalf of the sixth day of Ligue 1.
Can there be repercussions on his mind, I don't think...
Christophe Galtier
"
Kylian did not feel the need to talk about it
," says the 56-year-old technician.
And to continue: “
He performs well in matches, happy in training, fresh… Could there be repercussions on his mind, I don't think, but I don't know because I haven't broached the subject. with him.
“Which act.
Extended last summer for three seasons after a long soap opera and bombarded "
cornerstone of the project and the club
by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, Kylian Mbappé, 23, has scored five goals in four games since the start of the season.
He missed the first two, the Champions Trophy against Nantes (4-0) and the trip to Clermont in L1 (5-0).
Returning to Juventus this summer, Paul Pogba, 29, is unavailable for long weeks due to a meniscus injury.
A priori, it should be delivered in time to apply for a place at the World Cup this winter.