A picture after the loss to Liverpool shows a Kylian Mbappé leaning against the wall on his way to the dressing room and being overlooked by Jude Bellingham and the other Real players. A comprehensive picture of the situation at last season’s world’s best club.
The dream signing that has started as a nightmare. When the 25-year-old missed the penalty against Liverpool, in a match in which Real Madrid fielded without the injured Vinicius, it was obvious that Kylian Mbappe in a Real Madrid shirt is not the attacking player who decides the biggest games in the white shirt, As he did at PSG.
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Renowned journalist Romain Molina reports according to Goal that there was only one person at Real Madrid who wanted Mbappe at the club. This was club president Florentino Perez, who is used to getting his way.
It was almost painful for Real Madrid supporters to see the “jypling” Conor Bradley controlling one of the world’s highest-paid players throughout the game, topped off by a slide tackle that sent Mbappé into the air and the whole of Anfield on its feet.