Mbappé opens up on his relationship with Luis Enrique

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·3 April 2026

Mbappé opens up on his relationship with Luis Enrique

Kylian Mbappé, the 27-year-old striker for Real Madrid and the French national team, spoke on The Bridge on Thursday evening. He notably looked back on his departure from Paris Saint-Germain during the summer of 2024, but also on his rather unusual relationship with coach Luis Enrique.

Mbappé: “I made the decision to leave, so for the last three or four months, I wasn’t playing anymore.”

“He’s really a good coach, he says what he thinks. Me, unfortunately, I had him in my final year (at PSG), and my final year was a roller coaster, so I couldn’t really enjoy working with him. In the first month, I was in the loft. I had the sword of Damocles hanging over my head; at any moment they could cut my head off. We had a good relationship, then I made the decision to leave, so for the last three or four months, I wasn’t playing anymore.

Mbappé: “I wasn’t really able to enjoy it in my situation.”

He only kept me for the Champions League. My mind was half here and half there, so technically, I didn’t really get to enjoy it. I enjoyed it as a football fan. But I wasn’t really able to enjoy it in my situation. He’s a coach who knows the game.”, comments relayed by RMC Sport.

Mbappé does not forget to speak well of Luis Enrique; any other kind of message would probably go down badly anyway. However, we can also see the striker making sure to remind people that he went through a special year, with difficulties to overcome. Some of that came from his uncertainty about the future. What is a little lacking is self-criticism, since his being sidelined at the end of the season also came from the fact that he was not fully fitting into the collective setup. Although, of course, there was also preparation for the future initiated by coach Luis Enrique.

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At the very least, the latter can see that his work is being highlighted. Even though we know the Spaniard does not really need compliments to be confident in what he is doing. The pitch has spoken for him; his ideas are clear and can lead to success. Even if there is no magic formula for coming out on top.

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