Long questioned in the program “El Larguero” in Cadena Ser, Mauricio Pochettino has obviously not escaped questions about the future of Kylian Mbappé, what is more a few hours from the clash which is looming between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid in the context of the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League. For his part, the French striker had also recently declared that this double confrontation against the Merengues, who have been courting him for many years, would not make things easier, while ensuring, however, that he was fully focused on the success of his people. Questioned on this subject, Mauricio Pochettino thus reaffirmed that he had full confidence in the ability of the native of Bondy to make sense of things, while explaining that this European meeting would not impact, according to him, the final choice. of the 2018 world champion.
“I don’t think such an important decision will go through a game or an elimination. He is an intelligent and mature boy, endowed with a formidable analytical capacity and always knowing what he wants for his career and his future. With people around him advising him in the best way… I don’t think that’s the case. I see him calm, focused on doing the best he can for PSG as he said. You have to respect him and he will make a decision after the double confrontation is over. (…) Let’s hope he spends his whole career at PSG, it would be a very good sign for us and for the club. For me, he is a player who is in the top 5 in the world without a doubt..
