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Kylian Mbappe takes swipe at PSG for season ticket promotional video without Lionel Messi and Neymar

Kylian Mbappe takes center stage in Paris Saint-Germain's ad clip promoting their renewal campaign for the 2023-2024 season, to the exclusion of other top players like Lionel Messiand Neymar.Because of this, the Frenchman has taken aim at the club for making him the club's marquee player and unquestioned star.

Kylian Mbappe of PSG
© Alexander Hassenstein/Getty ImagesKylian Mbappe of PSG

As a team, Paris Saint-Germainarein tatters this year. After being eliminated in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, the rumors that Lionel Messi will quit the club this summer just add fuel to the fire. Even superstar Kylian Mbappe isn’t satisfied with the reigning French championsnow.

The newest advertising for the club’s season ticket renewal campaign leaves little room for debate that the 24-year-oldis the uncontested star player of the Red-and-Blues. The struggling Ligue 1 leaders have released a commercial film featuring the France captain as part of theircampaign for the 2023-2024 season.

The French strikersits in the stands of the Parc des Princes and delivers a monologue that serves as the video club’s centerpiece. However, a number of notable figures are missing:LionelMessi, who has not yet decided if he would return to Barcelonaor seek out other opportunities in Europe, as well as injured ace, Neymar.

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What didKylian Mbappe say of PSG’sseason ticket promotional video?

PSG are hopeful that Mbappewill honor his new deal and stay in Paris for the foreseeable future after he signed last year.The Frenchman, though, is dismayed to see that he plays such a central role in material designed to recruit fans for the next season.

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Mbappe complained on Instagram that PSG’s season ticket advertising materials for the 2023-24 season centered nearly solely on him, and neither Lionel Messi nor Neymar were included: “I have just taken part in the viewing of the club’s renewal campaign for the 23/24 season.

“At no time was I informed of the content of the interview with my interlocutor. It looked like a basic interview at a club marketing day. I disagree with this posted video. That’s why I fight for individual image rights. PSG is a big club and a big family, but it is certainly not Kylian Saint-Germain”.The club havealready taken the video off their social media channels.

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