Having come under fire earlier this week for his behaviour during the derby, Kylian Mbappé is once again in the spotlight in Spain. This time, it is his denial of Real’s ‘medical error’ that has sparked the controversy. Thinking he could put out the fire at a press conference, the French striker only succeeded in further antagonising the local media.
Kylian Mbappé (27) wanted to calm things down, but ended up adding fuel to the fire. By describing the revelations about the knee confusion during his MRI scan as a “web of lies”, the France captain has alienated Madrid’s most influential columnists.
A denial that has backfired
On the other side of the Pyrenees, his comments were immediately dissected. For Javier Herráez, on Cadena SER, this backtracking won’t fly: “He’s backtracked… that’s no small matter.” The journalist sees it as a desperate manoeuvre to protect the Madrid club and points directly to the player’s responsibility: “The communication problem stems from Mbappé himself.”
Whilst the controversy initially cast doubt on Real’s medical staff, accused of amateurism, the focus has suddenly shifted to place the blame squarely on the French striker. His denial, intended to clarify the situation, is now seen as a strategic ploy by a press that no longer believes in coincidences. This ambiguity, fuelled by conflicting accounts, has created a real climate of mistrust surrounding his word.
‘Kylian FC’, an image crumbling
The tone has risen another notch among some observers who are up in arms against the Bondy native. “Mbappé leaked this information to accuse Real Madrid; it’s obvious,” declares Miguel Angel Chazarri, also on Cadena SER, suggesting an attempt to exonerate himself in a case that has become too hot to handle. The accusation is serious and places the former Paris Saint-Germain striker at the centre of a trial for betrayal.
For his part, Antonio Romero drives the point home: “It feels as though, since his arrival, he’s been more concerned with ‘Kylian FC’ than with being the striker for Europe’s biggest club.” A scathing remark that goes beyond mere medical matters. In the space of a few days, Mbappé has gone from being a star in the process of settling in to a figure of controversy, caught between clumsy communication and a public image that is crumbling before our very eyes.
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