Imagine getting a call from Real Madrid at the age of 12 or 13. And saying, “Thanks, but no thanks.”Well, that’s exactly what Kylian Mbappe did when Europe’s most decorated club came asking for him back in the day. In his first interview in Spanish since his arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu, the 26-year-old French striker revealed many interesting and unknown details about his personal life, political opinion, but also his previous football career.Neymar: ‘Mbappe was jealous of Messi’Among the latter, probably the most surprising revelation was that Real Madrid wanted him some 13 years ago when young Kylian was still a schoolboy.Then he stayed in Valdebebas (Real Madrid’s training centre) for seven days and met his childhood idol, Zinedine Zidane. However, Mbappe decided that he was too young to separate from his family and come to Spain alone.”It was a good decision,” Mbappe was adamant in an interview with La Sexta.When Kylian met Mbappe! France and Real Madrid star gets his wax statueWe heard the same attitude from the mesmerizing forward when he discussed this second approach from the Spanish giants. This time, he was sure the time had come for him to join Los Blancos.”I have no problems talking about money, but there are more important things. I wanted to play for Real Madrid,” Mbappe said. “Money is important, but for me, the most important thing is being happy on the pitch and in life.”In the interview, Mbappe also discussed his mother, Fayza Lamari, saying her “tough image” isn’t warranted.”In the world of football, people don’t want there to be a lot of women,” Mbappe said. “She isn’t my agent, she’s my mother. She only wants the best for me,” concluded he.##NAJAVA_MECA_8831572##
