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Asked this Thursday to choose the best player, according to him, between Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior, Ferland Mendy subtly kicked in.
After long months of waiting, it is now official: Kylian Mbappé has decided to leave Paris Saint-Germain this summer to join Real Madrid on a free basis. The presentation of the French striker at the Santiago Bernabéu should take place on July 16, two days after the Euro 2024 final in Germany.
In the meantime, the kid from Bondy is currently on the other side of the Rhine, where he is preparing for the Euro with the Blues, some of whom will be his future teammates in Madrid, like Aurélien Tchouameni, Eduardo Camavinga and Ferland Mendy . The latter was also invited to the press this Thursday, and obviously, he did not escape questions about Kylian Mbappé.
Mendy: “They are two different players, but two great players”
“ Who is better between Vinicius and Mbappé? “, said a journalist to the former Lyonnais, who was not trapped… “ Honestly, they’re two different players, but two great players, and I hope it goes very, very well there and they get the job done. But nice try »retorted Ferland Mendy, smirking.
Unquestionably, Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappé are today among the very best players on the planet. And next season, they will both delight Real Madrid supporters. If everything goes well between them…
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