Former France midfielder Emmanuel Petit is worried about Kylian Mbappe’s current situation at Real Madrid amid his ongoing struggles at his new club.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Former France midfielder Emmanuel Petit has shared his concerns about Kylian Mbappe’s situation at Real Madrid and believes the star forward is all alone in the Spanish capital, having no friends in the team. Petit also shed light on how his overall image in the media hasn’t helped his cause, especially after all the drama that has unfolded with the France national team following his expulsion by Didier Deschamps for the November games.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Ever since his move to Madrid last summer, Mbappe has looked a shadow of the player that led France to back-to-back World Cup finals in 2018 and 2022. Mbappe has scored just 10 goals in 20 appearances in all competitions for Madrid and has evidently looked unsettled on the pitch. Additionally, reports from Spain have kept mentioning how his dynamic with the rest of the team is broken. Case in point, how Mbappe was apparently ignored by Jude Bellingham in the tunnel at Anfield last week.

WHAT EMMANUEL PETIT SAID

“I think Kylian Mbappe is so lonely at Real Madrid,” Petit stated in an interview with Gambling Zone. “I saw Jude Bellingham ignoring him and it doesn’t even look like he has any help or any friends at the club.

“He’s been hammered by the press and doesn’t seem like he has friends in Paris or Spain and he’s also gone to a public enemy number one in France because of what happened in the last international break. He’s so far away from his level this season, too. I know he’s scored ten goals but it’s just stats and he doesn’t look like himself.

“I just say what I feel when I look at him and he looks miserable on and off the pitch. He was the king in France and could do whatever he wanted at PSG and with France and now it’s not the same anymore.

“He’s lonely and with top players, the biggest game is against yourself and you have to be able to solve your problems on the pitch.”

WHAT NEXT FOR KYLIAN MBAPPE?

Following another toothless performance against Athletic Club on Wednesday, in which he missed another penalty, Mbappe took to Instagram to post a story in which he vowed to come back stronger and show the player he is. “Bad result. A big mistake in a match where every detail counts. I take full responsibility for it. A difficult moment but it’s the best time to change this situation and show who I am,” Mbappe wrote on Instagram.

Real Madrid fans will indeed be hoping for Mbappe to turn things around in LaLiga as Los Blancos will be travelling to Catalonia to take on Girona in a tricky away game on Saturday, December 7.