Kylian Mbappe has played down Karim Benzema’s dig after his decision to reject a move to Real Madrid and remain at Paris Saint-Germain.
The Frenchman appeared to be set on joining Madrid this summer after agreeing a contract with the La Liga champions.
But the 23-year-old attacker performed a late U-turn and agreed a new deal with PSG which keeps him tied to the French team until 2025.
After Mbappe’s decision, Benzema posted an image of his hand pointing at the Madrid badge on his Instagram and another picture of Tupac shaking hands with actor Stephen Baldwin.
The image has connotations of betrayal as some believe the man in the background of the picture allegedly betrayed Tupac.
‘Yes, yes, and I saw several Real Madrid players publishing things. I have nothing to say,’ Mbappe told Marca. ‘Of course, when I go to the French national team, I will explain to Karim why I stayed at PSG because we have a good relationship.’
When asked about Benzema’s post during his press conference, Mbappe said: ‘You don’t have to have done Saint-Cyr [French military training] to understand that it comes from above, right?
‘I didn’t want to overdo it. I know everyone was talking about Karim and Kylian, Kylian and Karim… but when we were with the national team, we were only talking about the evening meal. We weren’t talking about Real Madrid.
‘I didn’t didn’t want to force this thing. When we see each other, we’ll discuss it. He’ll ask me why and I’ll explain this choice to him.’
