Strong words from Kylian Mbappé on his retirement

In an interview with Sorare, Kylian Mbappé spoke about his rich career. At the age of 27, the French international has experienced almost everything. Asked about retirement, the Real Madrid striker explained that he had never set an age and that the head often decided for the body. But you also had to know how to leave at the right time.

“What am I missing in my career? It would be easy to say win all the titles but there are players who have done more than win all the titles. There are always things to do in football. I don’t know about other fields but in football, people have amnesia, you can win everything and they forget the next day and I won’t even talk to you if you won years ago. If you don’t do it someone will take your place, it will happen in any case because it’s the cycle of life and sport. What if I’m afraid of forgetting? In football we call it the little death. When you have known glory and you move on to the next life, life continues in itself. But in our field, you can retire young but life goes on. On the other hand, I think there will be no shortage of daily life. There’s no shortage of traveling and training (laughs). But competition is lacking. At what age do I retire? The body but especially the head will decide. The release is important for a player. I see it with the new generation. I’m lucky to have a little brother and when I watch football with him I see it. Players that I watched when I was little, for him they were at the end of their career and for him they are “finito” because they didn’t stop at the right time. I told him “are you sick or something”. Like I tell Ethan, it’s a 2006, he doesn’t even know the Man United CR7. You stop when you no longer have the full motivation to be part of the Grail. »