"At some point, he has to stop" - Emmanuel Petit slams PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe for latest comments

Former France and AS Monaco midfielder Emmanuel Petit has hit out at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) superstar Kylian Mbappe for his contentious comments while on international duty.

Mbappe, 23, has been the talk of the town since before the start of the summer transfer window. After signing a new deal at the Parc des Princes, he made headlines with a supposed rift with club teammate Neymar at the start of the ongoing season.

Highest paid players in 2022 (wages and sponsorship included):

1️⃣ Kylian Mbappé – €124.8M
2️⃣ Cristiano Ronaldo – €112.8M
3️⃣ Lionel Messi – €109.8M
4️⃣ Neymar – €90.8M
5️⃣ Mo Salah – €39.4M
6️⃣ Eden Hazard – €31.2M https://t.co/6AJ65k7Hi3

A complete forward renowned for his pace and finishing, he recently made waves with his comments about new PSG head coach Christophe Galtier's setup. During the recent international break, he compared his duties for France and his club. He said (via AllFootball):

"I play differently here. I am asked other things here in relation to my club. I have a lot more freedom. The coach knows that there is a number nine like Olivier [Giroud] who occupies the defence and I can walk around and go into space. In Paris, it's different. I am asked to do the pivot, it is different."

Speaking on RMC Sport, Petit slammed Mbappe for his recent comments and claimed that he should have had a discussion with Galtier instead of opening up in front of the media. He said:

"It always concerns the same player. At some point, he has to stop. Does it happen to him for two seconds when he speaks, because he is intelligent, to realize the consequences of his words? There is a boomerang effect."

He added:

"Tell your coach privately. We talk about the very heart of the team and you put it in the public square. Me, if I'm in the place of [Lionel] Messi and company, I'm starting to get fed up every time he speaks. The next step, we will ask him about the team he wants to have. This is the next step."

Mbappe has been in a rich vein of form in the ongoing 2022-23 campaign for PSG. Operating as the main striker in a 3-4-2-1 system, he has netted 10 times in nine appearances across all competitions.

PSG, who are on an unbeaten run in Ligue 1 this season, will next take on OGC Nice at the Parc des Princes on Saturday (October 1).

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Kylian Mbappe requested PSG to offload three players this summer - Reports

According to Le10Sport, PSG accepted a number of clauses in Kylian Mbappe's new contract, which included the departures of some of the existing squad members.

The former Monaco man is said to have been involved in vital sporting decisions to move Ander Herrera, Mauro Icardi, and Julian Draxler out of the club. As per the report, the Frenchman was not on good terms with the trio.

The trio secured loan deals to Athletic Bilbao, Galatasaray and Benfica respectively during the summer transfer window.