Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has recently voiced strong support for his national teammate and attacking partner, Kylian Mbappé. This comes after Mbappé endured significant and consistent criticism throughout the past season.
Individually, Mbappé had another stellar campaign in the 2025/26 season, recording an impressive 49 direct goal contributions in 44 appearances. However, Real Madrid’s overall struggles often led to the 27-year-old becoming a frequent target of blame.
A vacation taken by Mbappé late in the season, in particular, sparked widespread calls for his sale, fueled by allegations of a lack of commitment to the club in Spain’s capital.
Despite this, Ousmane Dembélé, the current Ballon d’Or holder, believes that the condemnation of his compatriot has gone too far.
Having just secured his second consecutive Champions League title with Paris Saint-Germain, Dembélé was asked about Mbappé’s critics earlier this week. The French international stated emphatically:
“There are too many critics directed at Kylian. Mbappé is incredible, a top player, and a great person off the pitch. People should not be so aggressive towards him.”
“They criticize Kylian for everything he does. That’s really excessive.”
English Translation:
Paris Saint-Germain star Ousmane Dembélé has this week spoken out in defence of international teammate and attacking partner-in-crime Kylian Mbappé.
This comes fresh off a campaign in which the latter was subjected to heavy and altogether consistent criticism.
Mbappé, on an individual level, shone once more across the length of the 2025/26 term, to the tune of 49 direct goal contributions in 44 appearances.
Real Madrid’s collective struggles, though, culminated in the finger of blame being frequently pointed in the direction of the 27-year-old.
A late-season vacation taken by Mbappé, in fact, gave rise to widespread calls for the attacker to be sold owing to an alleged lack of commitment to the cause in Spain’s capital.
As alluded to above, though, one individual of the opinion that the condemnation of his compatriot was taken a step too far is Ballon d’Or holder Ousmane Dembélé.
Fresh off lifting a 2nd successive Champions League title with Paris Saint-Germain, Dembélé was late this week drawn on Mbappé’s many critics.
And the France international went on to insist:
“There are too many critics towards Kylian. Mbappé is incredible, a top player and a great guy off the pitch. People should not be so aggressive against him.
“They criticise Kylian for anything he does. That’s way too much.”
