Ethan Mbappé to join his brother in leaving PSG?

While the future of Kylian Mbappé (25) looks to be set in stone, with the forward privately committed to leaving Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, the future of the other Mbappé is far less clear. 

Ethan Mbappé (17), the younger brother of the generational star had begun to take his first steps in the professional game after being called up from the academy to train with the first team. The younger Mbappé even made his debut back in the last game of 2023 when he came on for the dying minutes of the 3-1 victory over Metz. 

In January, Mbappé also made substitute appearances against US Revel and US Orléans, and by February he was even included in the squad that faced Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16. Since then Mbappé has not been included any further in match-day squads, and the reason appears quite simple. 

The day after PSG beat Real Sociedad 2-0, the news broke that Kylian had informed the club of his decision . It’s led to the older Mbappé facing reduced minutes, and while Ethan Mbappé had originally looked to continue his career in Paris, the future no longer seems quite so clear. 

At one stage it had looked like Mbappé was close to signing a professional contract, “We were quite close to a signature, but now we seem quite far from it.”

An internal source at the club speaking to L’Équipeinformed the paper that “Relations between the Mbappé and the club have cooled significantly. There are quite significant tensions, particularly with the mother, who accuses the club of wanting to harm Kylian’s image. It will play a role in the decisions that have to be made around Ethan, that’s for sure.” 

It’s an issue that calls into question the sporting level of Ethan Mbappé as unlike