Spanish TV presenter tears into sneering Mbappé and Galtier

Kylian Mbappé and Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier were at the centre of a controversy after both mocked a journalist during a pre-Champions League game press conference. The PSG star and coach were blasted for their aloof attitude and sarcastic response to a question about the club’s abusive use of using airplanes to travel to matches, with consideration to the huge increases in the price of energy, ecological issues and reductions in consumption which many people are being subjected to. Smirking, Galtier sneered, “Forgive me, I wasn’t expecting that question. To be honest with you, this morning I spoke with the company that organizes our trips, to see if we can travel by land yacht...“ His answer left Mbappé laughing uncontrollably.

Iñigo Errejón, leader of Spanish political party Más País, reprimanded the two PSG representatives for their smug attitude towards an issue which is affects the majority of people due to considerable environmental concern. “Two millionaires laughing when asked if they are willing to change the private plane to combat the climate crisis, or why the Ecological Transition is also a class issue”, he wrote on his Twitter account.

Gran Wyoming takes aim at Mbappé

This controversy hasn’t stopped there. Gran Wyoming, presenter of satirical, Spanish current affairs programme El Intermedio has also used the opportunity to question the orders of government leaders for its citizens to “tighten their belts” in a bleak situation marked by a looming economic crisis, motivated by rising prices. “This society only knows how to pamper the rich. Citizens assume the constant cuts and companies do nothing to lend a hand”, he said.

In fact, Wyoming took advantage of the controversy between Mbappé and his coach to make a comparison about the idea that “the wealthy” have about this reality. “While apocalyptic messages are being relayed so that citizens resign themselves, once again, to tightening their belts, the richest people burst out laughing at the mere possibility of parking the jet,” explained the presenter with an image of the Parisian No.7 and his hysterical laughter.