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Ibrahimovic blasts Mbappe as shocking PSG contract details leaked.
As surprising PSG contract details surfaced, Zlatan Ibrahimovic slammed Paris Saint-Germain sensation Kylian Mbappe. As terms of Mbappe’s deal were released, Ibrahimovic accused him of attempting to be bigger than the club.
Mbappe signed a new three-year deal at the Parc des Princes this year. Recent reports have claimed that he wants to leave the club in January, as his future was once again thrust into the limelight this month.
The rumours that Mbappe would have significant influence over the club’s sporting decisions as part of his new contract were one of the key components of his new deals.
This would include giving the Frenchman a say on which players should be signed alongside decisions on managers and also sporting directors.
Indeed, Mbappe, who has a close relationship with Luis Campos due to their time spent together in Monaco, is said to have supported his appointment as a sports advisor.
The player’s increased influence in the team preceded his falling out with Neymar over the order of penalty-takers in a Ligue 1 game as the poor relationship between the two came to light.
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After that altercation, it was apparently necessary for former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos intervene and separate the two in the locker room.
PSG manager Christophe Galtier moved to tackle the issue head-on by staging a first-team meeting in which both players were rebuked and apologised, while Messi acted as a mediator to help quell the discontent.
The backlash continued when Neymar liked two social media postings criticizing Mbappe for the incident, including one that claimed the French star “dominated” the team. Ibrahimovic appears to have agreed with such comments.
Ibrahimovic told Canal Sport: “Mbappe has put himself in a situation where he is more important than the club. But you should never be bigger than a club because you are not.”
Ibrahimovic has also claimed that Ligue 1 has become weaker since he left: “Since I left France, everything is going down. You have nothing to talk about anymore. France needs me. I don’t need France. Even if you have Mbappe, Neymar and Messi, it doesn’t help you. Why? Because you don’t have God.”
Ibrahimovic suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury this year but continued to play until the end of the campaign to help Milan win their first Serie A title in 11 years.
He had surgery in May, and it’s anticipated that he won’t be able to play football again until the start of 2023.