Lamine Yamal's private life: Mbappé steps up to defend the Barcelona prodigy | OneFootball

Lamine Yamal - Kylian Mbappé

For several weeks now, Lamine Yamal's private life has been a hot topic on social media. Kylian Mbappé, however, sees things differently from the rest.

A sensation at FC Barcelona, Lamine Yamal has not won over everyone and is at the center of heated debates due to his private life. This all started over the summer. In an interview with Universo Valdano, Kylian Mbappé came to the defense of the Spanish wonderkid.

"You can see he has a real passion for football, and that's the one thing he must never lose. The rest is his personal life, and people talk a lot about it. He should be left alone. People need to accept that in football, he's a great player, but in real life, he's just an 18-year-old kid. At that age, everyone makes mistakes. You do some things right, some things wrong... In the end, he'll gain experience. He'll know what's good or bad for him, and ultimately, you just have to look at what he does on the pitch. The rest isn't important as long as it's nothing serious. That's all that matters. He's a player with immense talent and I hope he follows the path he chooses. I wish him the best of luck," said the Madrid star.