Angel Di Maria ‘surprised’ former club Paris Saint-Germain handed ‘all the power’ to Kylian Mbappe

Angel Di Maria was surprised Paris Sant-Germain handed “all the power” to Kylian Mbappe when the striker signed a new deal at the club. The 24-year-old French forward signed a three-year deal at the club in May, worth a reported £4 million a month, in addition to a £100 million signing-on fee.

Ad Within the contract, it has also been reported that Mbappe has a certain level of authority and power, such as a voice when picking the team, and hiring and firing managers. Champions League'PSG woke up when he was subbed on' — Nagelsmann wary of Mbappe influence in second leg14/02/2023 AT 23:53 Di Maria, who played for PSG for seven years from 2015 to 2022, has expressed his surprise at the club's decision to give Mbappe such a high level of authority, especially when playing alongside a player like Lionel Messi.

“I think France in general have given Mbappe a lot of responsibility,” Di Maria, who now plays for Juventus, told ESPN Argentina “The people, the president, PSG. “They made him stay when he could have left and gave him all the power to be him and no one else.

“But there's a big difference, they gave him all that power with the best in history [Messi] next to him. “I think they gave him all that power and strength because he's French, he was born there, won a World Cup and has an extraordinary career ahead of him.

But all that aside, when I was at PSG he was a good boy and I don't think he's changed so much.” Jorginho, Arteta say half-time team talk key to 'beautiful' win over Villa INEOS declare ambitions for Man Utd after submitting bid to become majority owners Atsu found dead after Turkey earthquake Di Maria played alongside Mbappe for five years, before moving to Italian side Juventus. Mbappe, who played an