This is the statement that is shaking up Paris, Madrid, and Manchester! In an interview with the English press, Gianluigi Donnarumma dropped a bombshell: “I prefer having Erling Haaland over Kylian Mbappé in my team.”
Gianluigi Donnarumma is not going to make many friends in Paris. Even though no one regrets Kylian Mbappé, the French striker still holds a certain prestige in the capital after PSG’s wild season. This statement is a verbal jab, especially since the Italian goalkeeper left the club this summer to join Manchester City.
Officially, he left “without controversy,” but Donnarumma reportedly demanded a significant pay raise that was deemed excessive by the Parisian management. The result: a move to England, and since then, the former PSG keeper has not missed an opportunity to express his love for City.
Mbappé still has friends in the PSG locker room
And when asked to compare the two stars, he adds fuel to the fire: “I think Erling Haaland has the most powerful shot in football. He is left-footed, which is very different from Kylian Mbappé. Both are difficult to face. So it’s complicated.”
This nuance will likely not be enough to calm the storm. In Paris, Mbappé’s friends, including Dembélé, Hakimi, and others, will surely raise their eyebrows at this statement deemed “clumsy.”
This will fuel social media and reignite the rivalry between Real, PSG, and City surrounding the three giants of world football. Donnarumma, for his part, seems to be enjoying his new life in Manchester… even if it leaves a bitter taste in the French capital.
