Release Real Madrid pigeons! Mbappe s mother: I asked my son to renew his contract with Paris in 2022

Mbappe's mother Faiza talked about her role in her son's career in an exclusive interview with the French media "Team News".

How do you define your role in Mbappe's career?

Since he was 15 years old, we have known where he would go. So his father and I just made sure he could join Real Madrid smoothly. When he renewed his contract with Paris in 2022, it was the only time we intervened in his decision. The pressure was very high at the time because someone told us that if he left, the club would have to lay off employees and there would be problems with the right to broadcast. In addition, because it was Paris, the club's new training center was completed, plus the upcoming Olympics and World Cup... Moreover, Paris was moving towards winning the Champions League at the time. Now it seems everything goes well, but I know that with Campos coming, things will get better.

What is there that Mbappe understands but others don't understand?

Killian is passionate about football, which is no longer common in many children. Getting up, training, and having no one's own life every day is also a sacrifice. Today, we can see him walking off the plane, living a good life, holding a big income, but he has little sociality compared to his peers. You have to love what you do or mental health problems may arise, and the club should consider this from the perspective of youth training. I think what Killian has a deep love for football is that he is simply obsessed with it!

Do you meet frequently?

Actually, there are not many, because our schedules are tight, and when he rarely has three days off, I won’t say “Come and see mom” to him… Even if my father and I are separated, we will still try to get together for four days on Christmas. In summer, we will also try to arrange four or five days to reunite unless there is a Club World Cup match. But when you're never really alone, I said to him yesterday: "Go and take the driver's license, at least you can drive alone." For safety and organizational reasons, he can't take the driver's license in Paris, and it may be easier in Madrid. He said to me, "You are right, but the theory test gives me a headache." But I still insisted on letting him take the exam, "This will give you time to be alone, without a driver or a bodyguard, you can drive your own car and listen to the music you like..." Indeed, there are not many intimate times between him and I, and you can only seize the opportunity you can seize. Last year, he stayed with me in my house in southern France for a few days, with no one else and no Wi-Fi. He was very upset at first, but in the end he said to me, "It's good too..."

Because of your son, you are now the focus of the media...

I was completely unprepared to face all this, I was very scared and in a bad state. When he first started against Manchester City for Monaco (February 21, 2017, the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final), I was thinking: "This is just Justin Bieber!" From that game to his transfer to Paris (six months later), I gained 22 kg due to pressure. But now that I've adapted, I've learned to stay calm and found a place that can let me relax when I'm not happy.

With success, has the attitudes of relatives and friends towards you also changed?

Luckily, whether it is my family or Wilfried (Mbappe's father), everyone cares very much about their children, no one will bother them or ask them for it, and everyone is happy for their success. As for others, we kept telling Killian that it was not that he had changed, but that people's perception of him had changed, and I didn't think there had been any change. However, sometimes I get accused of forgetting my origin, which does make me feel a little sad, but I will continue to move forward after that. I can’t save the world, but I know that few people can do what we do within our abilities.