(Paris) Huge sensation: Kylian Mbappé made his return to PSG training to everyone’s surprise on Wednesday, barely three days after the defeat of the French team in the final of the 2022 World Cup against Argentina.
Decidedly, the prodigy of Bondy does nothing like the others. While the Parisian players concerned by the World Cup were supposed to benefit from at least ten days of rest, Mbappé once again took everyone by surprise by joining his teammates so quickly.
The top scorer in the competition (8), author of a resounding hat-trick against the Argentines, was thus expected from January 2023, just like Lionel Messi. But the French, who appeared very marked by the defeat of the Blues against Albiceleste (3-3 ap, 4-2 ta b), especially during the celebrations in front of the French supporters, Monday Place de la Concorde in Paris, visibly wished hasten his reunion with the field, the day after his 24e anniversary. A sign of his great determination to erase this painful chapter as quickly as possible to move on.
The rest of Mbappé’s program has not been specified by PSG, which will face Strasbourg on December 28 for the resumption of Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes, then in Lens on December 1.er January at the Bollaert stadium. Will he be on deck from these two meetings? Will he still take a little vacation during the end of year celebrations? With the 2018 world champion, all scenarios are on the table.
The club also didn’t specify what the Frenchman’s activities would be on this first day of training. No collective session was on the menu anyway on Wednesday, the Parisians having to play a friendly match against Quevilly-Rouen (L2). If Mbappé is logically not on the score sheet, his brother Ethan (15) has been called up for this meeting.
In search of revenge
The message is in any case clear: “Kyky” is determined to turn the page of the World Cup and take revenge with PSG during the second part of the season with the shock in 8 in sight.e Champions League final against Bayern Munich (February 14, March 8).
The other Parisian stars are not likely to see Camp des Loges, the PSG training center located in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines) anytime soon. Messi has been launched since Monday in grandiose festivities in Argentina and will not return to French soil before 2023, just like Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, semi-finalist and beaten in the match for the 3e place by Croatia.
There is also great uncertainty around Neymar. Eliminated in the quarter-finals of the World Cup with Brazil and totally dejected, the N.10 must heal his morale after this huge disappointment as well as his body after injuring his ankle in the first match against Serbia. It is likely that the team gives him time to heal quietly before asking him to return to Paris.
His teammate Marquinhos, who missed a shot on goal against Croatia in the quarter-finals, could however return much earlier.
The other globalists (11 players in total) have already returned to the Camp des Loges, the two Portuguese Nuno Mendes and Danilo Pereira being unavailable through injury.