Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has expressed his belief that Kylian Mbappé is the club’s standout player.
The French international has recently been the subject of increased scrutiny in Spain.
This scrutiny follows criticism directed at the French forward.
Mbappé initially faced criticism for the timing of a holiday taken with his partner shortly after Real Madrid’s Champions League exit.
Furthermore, the sidelined attacker was accused of not making sufficient effort to recover from injury in time for last weekend’s El Clásico match.
Despite these challenges and Real Madrid’s trophyless campaign, Mbappé has maintained an impressive record, scoring 41 goals in 41 appearances across all competitions this season.
Florentino Pérez highlighted this remarkable statistic during a recent interview.
In an interview with El Chiringuito TV, Pérez stated:
“Kylian Mbappé is our best player. He won the Golden Boot, so he does not lack goals. There are just things that we have to improve on.”
English Translation:
Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has revealed his take that Kylian Mbappé stands out above all others as the club’s very best player.
Frontman Mbappé has of course seen his name come back under the microscope in Spain’s capital over recent weeks.
This comes amid a fresh round of criticism being aimed in the direction of the France international.
Mbappé was first targeted for the timing of a vacation with his partner, fresh off Real Madrid being sent packing from the Champions League.
The sidelined attacker was then accused of not doing his utmost to return to fitness in time to play his part in last weekend’s El Clásico.
Despite such woes, and Los Blancos’ trophyless campaign, though, the fact remains that Mbappé has found the net 41 times in 41 appearances across all competitions this season.
And keen to highlight as much on Wednesday was the aforementioned Florentino Pérez.
Speaking during an interview with El Chiringuito TV, Real president Pérez went as far as to state that:
“Kylian Mbappé is our best player. He won the Golden Boot, so he does not lack goals. There are just things that we have to improve on.”