{"id":52096,"date":"2026-05-15T19:23:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=52096"},"modified":"2026-05-15T19:23:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:53:03","slug":"florentino-perez-calls-face-to-face-meeting-with-kylian-mbappe-after-explosive-post-match-comments-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/florentino-perez-calls-face-to-face-meeting-with-kylian-mbappe-after-explosive-post-match-comments-reports\/","title":{"rendered":"Florentino P\u00e9rez calls face-to-face meeting with Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 after explosive post-match comments: Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Real Madrid is no stranger to drama, but the tension surrounding Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> has reached new heights. Following his candid \u2014 and controversial \u2014 remarks after Thursday night\u2019s 2-0 win over Real Oviedo, club president Florentino P\u00e9rez<\/strong> has scheduled a direct face-to-face meeting with the French superstar.<\/p>\n

What Did Mbapp\u00e9 Say?<\/h3>\n

Coming off the bench in the second half against bottom-placed Oviedo, Mbapp\u00e9 assisted Jude Bellingham\u2019s goal but was booed by sections of the Santiago Bernab\u00e9u crowd. In the mixed zone afterward, the 27-year-old didn\u2019t hold back:<\/p>\n

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  • He claimed interim coach \u00c1lvaro Arbeloa<\/strong> told him he was the \u201cfourth-choice striker\u201d<\/strong> behind Franco Mastantuono, Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior, and Gonzalo Garc\u00eda.<\/li>\n
  • Mbapp\u00e9 insisted he was \u201c100% fine\u201d and ready to start, but respected the coach\u2019s decision.<\/li>\n
  • He reflected on the team\u2019s season: \u201cWe started the season well\u2026 but we lost it in the second half of the campaign.\u201d<\/li>\n
  • He emphasized speaking \u201cwith my own mouth\u201d for clarity and reiterated his commitment to working hard to regain his starting spot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    These comments quickly went viral and intensified scrutiny on the club\u2019s internal dynamics during a disappointing season that saw Barcelona clinch La Liga and an early Champions League exit.<\/p>\n

    P\u00e9rez Steps In: The Upcoming Summit<\/h3>\n

    According to reports from Spanish outlets and journalist jfelixdiaz, P\u00e9rez \u2014 along with general director Jos\u00e9 \u00c1ngel S\u00e1nchez \u2014 will sit down privately with Mbapp\u00e9. The goal? To address the growing rift, clarify the player\u2019s comments, and ensure full commitment to the Real Madrid project moving forward.<\/p>\n

    P\u00e9rez has previously defended Mbapp\u00e9 publicly as Real Madrid\u2019s \u201cbest player\u201d at the moment, while acknowledging areas for improvement. However, the president\u2019s limited personal interactions with the player (greeting him at training but little more) highlight the distance that now needs bridging.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Real Madrid is no stranger to drama, but the tension surrounding Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 has reached new heights. Following his candid\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":52097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[2327],"class_list":["post-52096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-florentino-perez"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52096"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52096\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52098,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52096\/revisions\/52098"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}