Kylian Mbappe caused outrage in Spain when he decided to stay with PSG, but the LFP president came to his defense and the club.
A little about the topic
French Pro League President Vincent Labrune has beaten La Liga counterpart Javier Tebas after the latter’s complaints about the French player’s PSG contract extension. After more than a year of reports that Kylian Mbappe was due to join Real Madrid, the player chose to derail the Spanish team’s offer and continue his career at home. The deal sparked outrage in Spain as Javier declared it an insult to football and La Liga released a statement promising to complain to UEFA and the European Union.
What did Vincent Labrune say?
The President of the French Professional League (LFP), in a letter written to the President of La Liga, said that his remarks were unacceptable and completely inappropriate. According to Vincent Labrune they would like to express in the strongest terms their disapproval but also their misunderstanding of their latest attacks against Ligue 1 and one of their clubs. They are all the more shocked by these attacks because they are the President. European leagues and member of the UEFA Executive Committee.
Labrune wrote that their attacks on Ligue 1 and one of their clubs, PSG, and one of their players, Kylian Mbappé, are based on their own interpretation of financial instability and competitive imbalances, which they repeatedly refer to Ligue 1 and one of their clubs. Today, their disrespectful remarks seem to be directed at Mbappe, who is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world and who simply didn’t enter their league, by choice, despite a similar offer. The head of the LFP also said that unlike them, Ligue 1 welcomes and promotes players in their league and across Europe, including players in their league. Someone from their various functions would be well advised to do the same.