“My words mean something, but my actions will say more.”
Since February 15, the date on which the departure of Kylian Mbappé from Paris Saint-Germain became a public matter, this sentence pronounced by Luis Enrique at the start of the season has come up a lot.
Because, if his words choose not to make it a drama, his management of his No. 7, the undisputed star of the team and legend of the club, has changed drastically over the past two weeks.
So he had warned.
Even if the images, especially those from Friday, are enough to sense the uneasiness, the figures are also useful.
Before February 15, Kylian Mbappé had played all of Paris Saint-Germain's matches in their entirety, with three exceptions.
In total, he had taken part in 89.9% of the possible minutes before his departure was made public (2,591 out of 2,880).
Over the past three games, this percentage has dropped to 51.1% (138 out of 270).
Enough to ask questions, to which Luis Enrique answered with detachment.
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