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Mbappé, Valls and Barça: the funny April Fool's Day of the Catalan press

2022-12-28T14:09:13.490Z


LE SCAN SPORT – A parody article by Mundo Deportivo claims that Kylian Mbappé wants to sign for FC Barcelona, ​​​​because of Lionel Messi and Manuel Valls.


April Fool's Day in December?

There are no more seasons, would think those who ignore the date of December 28 in Hispanic countries.

This Wednesday is "the day of the Holy Innocents", a religious commemoration which has turned, in Spain, into the equivalent of April 1 in France.

Every year, the media have a field day.

And this year, PSG and Kylian Mbappé are targeted in a wacky article in the Catalan press.

Barça attacks Mbappé

”, headlines the daily

Mundo Deportivo

.

We learn that the PSG striker has decided to leave the club this winter.

The main reason ?

The fact that Lionel Messi, who beat him with Argentina in the World Cup final ten days ago (3-3, 4-2 on penalties), is about to extend his contract with a year in Paris.

Between Messi and Mbappé, the rag would burn.

Camp Nou works indirectly funded by Real Madrid

"

His anger against Argentina personified by Messi is the perfect excuse

," write

Mundo Deportivo

.

Unlikely, when you know that Mbappé was very close to signing for Real Madrid last summer.

But the Catalan newspaper has the parade: the president of Barça, Joan Laporta, would have met his Madrid counterpart, Florentino Pérez.

He would have proposed to him that the construction company of Pérez, ACS, take care of the renovation works of the Camp Nou, Barça stadium.

In exchange, Real would leave the way open in the Mbappé file.

Funny negotiation between rivals.

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But the icing on the cake has a name: that of Manuel Valls.

As we know, Emmanuel Macron pushed Mbappé to stay at PSG last summer.

And could be tempted to start again in the event of new desires to leave the French.

This is where Valls, "

the mediator

", comes in.

The former Prime Minister would have convinced the President of the Republic that it was good for Mbappé to join Barça.

Mbappé in Barcelona and Valls new mayor?

Valls, 60 and a native of Barcelona, ​​has never hidden his love for the Catalans.

By pushing Mbappé towards Catalonia, he would gain politically.

It could even give Valls the mayoralty of Barcelona in the next elections, which he plans to run for again

,” swears

Mundo Deportivo

.

Manuel Valls ran for municipal elections in 2019. He only won 13% of the vote.

Last month, he was fined 270,000 euros for illegal financing of his electoral campaign.

It's no joke, unlike Mbappé's hypothetical move to Barca.

Source: lefigaro

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