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The hidden side of Mbappé!

This Wednesday, L'Equipe published several interviews with Kylian Mbappé and those close to him. In addition to statements about the Ballon d'Or, his dispute with PSG, his admiration for potential future coach Zidane, and other football topics he addresses in his long interview, a special focus is given to his personality and private life, revealing a different side of him.

On this occasion, here are seven original things you’ve certainly never heard about Kylian Mbappé!

He has an older brother who played in Ligue 1

Everyone knows Ethan Mbappé, Kylian’s younger brother, who also left PSG and now plays for LOSC. But people often forget the older brother, Jirès Kembo Ekoko. A Rennes player from 2006 to 2012 (139 matches, 21 goals), selected several times for the youth national team, the former striker was Kylian’s role model, passing down Rennes jerseys and... his famous shot feint, learned during one-on-one games on vacation together, which now leaves defenders around the world dizzy.

He calls his grandmother before every match

Until this Wednesday, Christine Mbappé, Kylian’s paternal grandmother, had never appeared publicly or spoken out. A die-hard fan of her grandson whom she considers "the best player in the world and a handsome guy", she lives the matches very intensely and the two communicate a lot. "On match day, she calls me morning, noon, and night" says the player, who even specifies that she was the only person he called after the defeat in the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina. A special relationship.

He’s a fan of Robinho and... Kevin Durant

Everyone knows about Kylian Mbappé’s passion for Cristiano Ronaldo. "He was in love and Portuguese in his head" his mother says. But the number 10 for Les Bleus had other idols, starting with the Brazilian Robinho, whose name he used to call himself "Kylian Robinho Gaucho" on Facebook during his Monaco days.

According to his brother Ethan, Kylian also worships Kevin Durant, "his star player" in the NBA, basketball being his favorite sport after football.

If he hadn’t succeeded as a footballer, he would have become... a model

While young Kylian Mbappé’s room was covered with posters of Cristiano Ronaldo during his youth, at age 14 he told his grandmother about his future plans: "If I don’t make it in football, I’ll be a model". A completely different career, but in a way, he does a bit of both...

He knows Aznavour’s songs by heart

Today a big fan of rapper Tiakola, who was also born in Bondy, Kylian Mbappé had very different musical tastes when he was younger. Very young, in fact, since at 5 years old "he knew Aznavour’s entire repertoire by heart". Quite a change in musical taste!

He has a fleet of cars but no driver’s license

Like many top-level athletes, Kylian Mbappé owns a collection of luxury cars, including a Ferrari 488 Pista. And yet, the captain of Les Bleus doesn’t have a driver’s license! It’s impossible for him to get it in Paris (for security and organizational reasons), but according to his mother, he should be taking it soon in Madrid. A new step in Mbappé’s eventful life.

He played the flute

As a child, Kylian Mbappé’s parents enrolled him in music, which he loved. Free to choose any instrument, he picked the flute. A choice that shows "he’s different, he goes for what he likes", according to his father Wilfried.

If you want to know everything, we can even tell you that Mbappé’s favorite dish is pasta carbonara... And you, what do you think of Mbappé?

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This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.

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