While speculating over Kylian MbappeThe future of is still full, with Paris Saint-Germain strikers are closely linked with the move to Real Madrid, we have Spider-Man star Tom Holland to thank for Tottenham Hotspur officially disqualified from the race for France international signature.
Holland was in Paris last month as part of his tour to promote “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” which was released on December 17.
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While in the French capital, the 25-year-old attended the Ballon d’Or ceremony where he was seen meeting some of the world’s top players such as Robert lewandowski and Lionel Messi, who went away with Saturday’s record award that evening.
The Netherlands also met Mbappe at the Theater du Chatelet, and the London-born Spurs supporter has since revealed he tried – and failed – to tempt the PSG star, whose contract is out on end of the season, moving to north London next summer.
Dutch recounts his chance meeting with Mbappe in appeared on YouTube with co-star and partner Zendaya, in which the couple addressed some of the biggest internet commentary debates – best cities in the world, American versus British cuisine, whether pineapples belong in pizza, etc.
The conversation quickly turned to the eternal battle between the NFL and football, at which point the Dutch excitedly mentioned that he had met Mbappe and broke down by asking the 22-year-old striker if he would ever weigh in. whether to sign a contract with your team or not. Unfortunately for a die-hard Spurs fan, Mbappe was quick to turn down the offer.
“I said ‘Hey, nice to meet you,'” Holland recalls. “He was really friendly and I said ‘Man, you have to go to Tottenham.’
“He just burst out laughing!”
Fortunately, The exact moment was captured on camera, revealed that Mbappe literally laughed in the face of the Netherlands when he was offered to join Tottenham.
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“No, it can’t be,” Mbappe choked. “Impossible!”
Noisy. Being politely rejected is one thing, but being genuinely laughed at in public and in front of cameras is quite another.
However, it is not all bad for the Netherlands, who still have to enjoy Spurs’ vision going forward Son Heung-Min make his best impression of Spider-Man whenever he scores a late goal.
And who knows? Depends on what goes on in PSG’s Champions League round of 16 match against Real Madrid Next year, Mbappe may have to look for a new club to join. At that point, the foundation Holland laid will likely pay off.
