Eye-roll that sums up football’s great $290m ‘what if’ as mega transfer saga meets sorry end

Kylian Mbappe’s time as the figurehead of hometown club Paris Saint-Germain is limping to a sad and sorry conclusion in the wake of their shock Champions League semi-final exit at the hands of Borussia Dortmund.

But the French superstar – expected to finally join Real Madrid this off-season after a transfer saga that has dragged on for years – was fed up after being asked whether he’ll support his anticipated new team in their own semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich tomorrow morning (AEST).

Speaking to reporters in the tunnels after PSG’s 1-0 second-leg loss ensured a 2-0 exit on aggregate, Mbappe merely rolled his eyes and walked off.

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Asked at another point if he had played his last European game for the French club, he replied: “This season, that’s sure, it would have to be.

“Of course we are disappointed, we wanted to qualify for the final. In the Champions League you have to be effective in two areas, and on this point they were better than us so there you go.

“We are disappointed for the supporters, for those close to us, but that’s how it is. It’s a long process, but we showed through this season that we were capable of going far. I think the club is not far away.

“We had the ingredients to win, but as I said, in a Champions League match, it is necessary to be efficient in the box. We were not efficient in the two games.”

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