Having also achieved stardom in the game as a teenager following his breakthrough at Monaco, Mbappe sympathised with Yamal, calling for critics to focus on on-the-pitch matters.
“You can see (Lamine) has passion for football and that’s the only thing he mustn’t lose,” the Real Madrid forward said in an interview which will be broadcast on Movistar on Sunday.
“The rest is just his life. People talk about his personal life, but I think people should leave him alone.”
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Spain boss De la Fuente ‘surprised’ by Flick’s Yamal remarks – ‘Expected more empathy’
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Mbappe added: “(Lamine) is a great football player, but in life he’s an 18-year-old kid. At 18, everyone makes mistakes. He’ll live his life.
“We should only look at what he does on the pitch. The rest isn’t important, as long as it isn’t anything serious. He’s a player with a great talent.”
Depending on their respective injury issues, the two La Liga stars could face off for the first Clasico of the season on October 26.
