In an interview with ‘talkSPORT’, former French player Petit said that “PSG are a great club, but they don’t have the same history”. He also spoke about the possible signing of his compatriot by Real Madrid.
There are a number of players in Europe whose performances have marked the first half of the league championships this term, but Jude Bellingham, in his first season at Real Madrid, has attracted particular attention. The England international, aged just 20, has scored 17 goals and provided five assists in his first 22 appearances for Real Madrid. His numbers, and his weight in the team, are leading many former players to consider Jude Bellingham, currently, the most decisive player of the moment. Even ahead of Kylian Mbappé.
In the midst of the latest chapter of the ‘Mbappé soap opera’, and in the words of a compatriot of his, former French footballer Emmanuel Petit was asked in an interview with British radio talkSPORT if Jude Bellingham is the best player in the world, to which he replied: “Yes, because we are talking about Real Madrid. We are not talking about Paris Saint-Germain. The truth is that he is a star. Everything he touches turns to gold”.
A statement that can be understood as a hint to the Parisian player, who finishes his contract with Paris Saint-Germain next June. Emmanuel Petit pointed out that “Paris Saint-Germain is a great club, but it doesn’t have the same history as Madrid. When you go to Madrid or Barcelona, to those kind of clubs, you know what it means. It’s like going to Manchester United, for example. The former France World Cup winner in 1998, who spent three seasons at Arsenal before joining Chelsea, played for FC Barcelona during the 2000-2001 season under Carles Rexach.
“At Madrid they felt betrayed…”.
But a compatriot of Kylian Mbappé could not overlook what happened during the last few transfer markets with the still Paris Saint-Germain star. “Real Madrid were willing to roll out the red carpet for (Kylian) Mbappé with a huge amount of money. They were willing to break the bank for him. What happened afterwards is not the same situation now. Why? Because probably at Madrid they felt betrayed. I don’t know if that’s right or not, but this is the situation now,” Emmanuel Petit admitted to talkSPORT.
Furthermore, according to the former French footballer, the arrival of Jude Bellingham at the Santiago Bernabeu, as well as his performance, have created another ‘problem’ for Kylian Mbappé, should he end up joining Los Blancos: “On top of that, they have (Jude) Bellingham. He’s the star of Madrid right now. Do you think you can have mini-stars who can shine at the same time at Madrid? Do you know how Madrid works? It’s very difficult, there are a lot of big egos. On top of that, Madrid. He would be just another player in the history of Madrid”.
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