Kylian Mbappe clashes with PSG over promotional video

Kylian Mbappe clashes with PSG over promotional video

Ayoola Kelechi 15:59 - 07.04.2023

PSG's superstar refused to have his image used by the club to sell tickets

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has expressed displeasure after being used in the club’s promotional video to sell season tickets for the 2023/24 season. 

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Mbappe took to the social media platform Instagram to show his disapproval of PSG’s decision to use an interview he did with the club’s media team as a promotional piece for their ticket advertisements. 

PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe
PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe

Mbappe recently signed a new contract with PSG that will see him stay with the club until 2025, but as part of that contract, the French forward negotiated a separate agreement with the club for his image rights and sees the recent Les Parisiens stunt as an infringement of his agreement with the club. 

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The recently-appointed France captain said, “I have just taken part in the viewing of the club's renewal campaign for the 23/24 season.

"At no time was I informed of the content of the interview with my interlocutor. It looked like a basic interview at a club marketing day. I disagree with this posted video.” 

He also explained that stunts like this were the reason why he decided to negotiate a separate deal for his image rights so that he would have control over how his image is used. 

"That’s why I fight for individual image rights. PSG is a big club and a big family, but it is certainly not Kylian Saint-Germain.”

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Mpabbe has been at PSG for six years but has never been embroiled in an image dispute issue in the past. 

He recently became PSG’s all-time top scorer with his 201st goal for the club and has become arguably the biggest star at the club, so Les Parisien’s decision to use him to promote their 2023/24 season tickets is not unusual, although they could have done better by asking the French forward’s permission. 

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