🚨BREAKING: Florentino Pérez “We will not suspend Kylian. China can do what they want.”
“The Chinese want La Liga to suspend Kylian Mbappé temporarily or permanently so that La Liga can start broadcasting their games in China again.
Fine. Over my time here as a professional businessman and the president of Real Madrid, I’ve witnessed significant situations that are worse than a meme joke, and the organisation still managed to handle it calmly.
La Liga can lose up to €100m in revenue if the Chinese stop watching. So will Real Madrid if we listen to these bullies and suspend a player who has done no wrong.
I’ve kept silence for far too long on this issue. And now I want my stance to be clear. Kylian has done no wrong, and we without any doubt back him.
The league has its own say in this. China might be the biggest market in the world right now, but we won’t sell our dignity and rights for money.
There are things far more important than broadcasting rights. That is integrity and mutual respect.
All this was due to comments made by Kylian Mbappé about a Chinese dictator, Mao Zedong. But one important question has been overlooked. Did he create the meme? Did he label Mao Zedong a dictator?
I will not be brought back to discussing this topic anymore. This is our stand. If the Chinese government wants to suspend broadcasting La Liga in their country, that’s entirely up to them.
I believe in freedom of expression and free speech. The rest of the decision is up to China.”
🚨🎙️ Zinedine Zidane Reacts To Kylian Mbappe and Chinese Political Issue concerning Mao Zedong:
“Listen, Kylian has every right to laugh at memes made about him. People have been calling him a ‘dictator’ for years and making all kinds of jokes. When he saw the one with Mao Zedong’s face, he laughed because he thought it was just another meme about him. That’s normal. He’s a human being and a great guy. It wasn’t Mbappé who created those memes. The Chinese are trying to create a problem where there is none. Yes, Mao Zedong did a lot of damage and caused the deaths of millions of people, but your anger should not be on Mbappé for laughing at a joke. The world does not revolve around China. Not everything has to become an international crisis because someone laughed at a meme. Let the man live.”
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🚨💣 𝗠𝗔𝗝𝗢𝗥 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Kylian Mbappé responds to the China controversy, insisting that being banned from entering the country would not affect him because it doesn’t reduce his salary at Real Madrid.
🎙️ Kylian Mbappé:
People are making this situation bigger than it needs to be. If China doesn’t want me there, what exactly am I supposed to do? I play my football in Spain, I have a contract with Real Madrid, and I will continue doing my job.
Will this reduce my salary? No. Will I stop playing football? No. Will I wake up tomorrow and suddenly become a different player? Absolutely not.
I respect the people who are upset, and I’ve already apologised for my words. But my career cannot depend on whether every country agrees with everything I say.
Football is my job, and I will keep doing my job.