Overview
- An online “Mbappé Out” drive ballooned to roughly 30–33 million signatures by Thursday, far beyond its 200,000 goal according to multiple outlets.
- The backlash intensified after photos showed Mbappé in Sardinia during hamstring rehab, while coach Álvaro Arbeloa said the time off was approved and medically supervised.
- Reporters flagged authenticity issues because the petition accepts one-click entries without verification, and some coverage cited possible bot inflation of the count.
- Real Madrid’s week also included training-ground clashes between Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni, a brief hospital visit for Valverde, and an internal investigation before Sunday’s Clásico.
- Despite the noise, Mbappé is under contract until 2029 and has 85 goals in 100 games, and most reports say a summer exit looks unlikely even as speculative links such as Liverpool surface.