Virginie Phulpin 07:26, May 24, 2022

Every day, the morning of Europe 1 returns to one of the sporting events which makes the news.

This Tuesday, Virginie Phulpin is interested in Kylian Mbappé.

The striker continues the interviews to justify his choice to stay in Paris.

According to her, he is no longer just a football player, he has become a politician.

Kylian Mbappé remains at Paris St Germain, he has extended his contract until 2025. He was at a press conference yesterday afternoon, then guest at 8 p.m. on TF1.

For a contract extension, this is unheard of in France.

Kylian Mbappé is no longer just a football player, he is almost a leading politician. 

Like a presidential air.

Not just the presidential stands, but rather the election.

Kylian Mbappé has just completed his first five-year term in Paris, and he is back.

With a precise speech.

He talks not only about his career, his club, but also about the whole Ligue 1 he wants to advance, and the image of France.

If he had punctuated his speech by shouting "because it's my project" and that the Marseillaise had been sounded, it would hardly have seemed incongruous.

Kylian Mbappé insists, he explains that he did not say no to Real Madrid, but yes to PSG and France.

The meaning of the formula and the gift of tickling our little tricolor hearts.

The attacker received phone calls from Emmanuel Macron and Nicolas Sarkozy to encourage him to stay in the country.

We go beyond football to reach the influence of France.

In itself, you still have to pinch yourself to believe it.

We are talking about a contract extension, and we find ourselves with presidents and ex-presidents of the Republic who get involved, and the high mass at 8 p.m. to conclude the event.

All with a young 23-year-old player like a fish in water.

Top scorer in Ligue 1, best passer, and certainly best interlocutor too.

Kylian Mbappé may repeat that he is simply a football player, he is more than that.

History interests him as much as the stats on the pitch.

And if we want to understand why he stays at PSG, let's just ask ourselves what would be the most significant. 

He still puts a lot of pressure on himself.

Yes, but he likes it.

It's true, if he doesn't manage to win the Champions League with Paris, it will be a failure.

Its failure.

But if he does, can you imagine in what sphere he will find himself?

I think he almost needs to feel that pressure.

He claims responsibilities, that's nothing new, and there, PSG offers him.

Here, Kylian, sign it, and we'll give you the keys to the truck.

PSG will rebuild this summer.

It has already started with the departure of Leonardo, the sporting director, who will be replaced by Luis Campos, a close friend of Mbappé.

That is to say that the change is made under the impulse of the attacker.

I understand that it can be annoying.

We have been saying for quite a long time that the club must always be above the players.

And there the PSG still places a player above the club.

But I think it's quite different from the mistakes the Parisians have made so far.

Because it's Kylian Mbappé.

He can take his club to another dimension.

As he manages to bring football into family dinners by coming to 8 p.m.

A great program for his second term.