Kylian Mbappé is treading water at the start of the 2025-2026 season. A goalscorer this Friday evening against Azerbaijan, the captain of Les Bleus has shone brightly, whether with the national team or in the Madrid jersey. The situation is simple: since the restart, the Merengues' number 10 has totaled 15 goals and 2 assists in 13 matches in all competitions. A brilliant start that, however, contrasts with his first season with Madrid. Despite impressive statistics (44 goals and 5 assists in 59 matches), the Bondy player has, in fact, been regularly criticized, particularly for his defensive performance and his lack of collaboration in the Madrid attack. During a televised interview with Movistar, the former PSG striker attempted to explain this difficult acclimatization.
"When I arrived, the club told me to stay home because people were waiting for me in the city. So the first few months were a bit more complicated in that regard. The club told me they were waiting for me everywhere. But now I leave the house more often... and the people of Madrid, to be honest, respect privacy a lot. Of course, some ask you for things and that's normal, it's part of my life. But people are very friendly, they always want to help. They are affectionate with my family, who don't know Spanish. And those are details that are noticeable. Which I really like ," KM10 first detailed in comments relayed by the daily AS .
Mbappé has no problem with Vinícius
More determined than ever to sweep the board on a collective and individual level, the 26-year-old Frenchman also took advantage of this media outing to reaffirm his ambitions. "It's a very important year for us, for Real Madrid and for France. We have to stay focused on what we have to do. As I said, we started the season well, we are leaders in La Liga and well in the Champions League. We have started to understand what the coach expects from us... But I think we have to improve if we want to get where we want to go ." More and more comfortable within the Merengue collective, the 1m78 right-footer finally returned to his relationship with another star of the Casa Blanca: Vinícius Júnior .
While many observers have regularly pointed out the lack of chemistry between the two attacking leaders of the Madrid team, Mbappé wanted to set the record straight. "I think it's not a question of Spain. Humans, directly, are like that. It happened in France too. Two famous players in the same team... which sells a lot of paper. The truth is that I have a very good relationship with Vinicius. Much better this year, because we know each other much better. He's a great player and as a person, he's very good. And that's normal. We know that people will talk about us for everything. But we have the same goal: to help Real Madrid and win titles. And I think that if we want to win them, we both have to be at our best. And help the whole team ." There you have it!
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