Under the slogan “Mbappé out,” some Real fans launched a petition at the start of the week calling for the dismissal of their superstar Kylian Mbappé. What nobody realized at the time? The signature campaign was about to cause an unbelievable stir.
As of today, Thursday, more than 30 million people have already signed the petition. Even though it is very unlikely that these are only Real fans, the course of the campaign is almost symbolic of the current situation.
After being knocked out of the cup, the Champions League, and seemingly missing out on the league title, things are reaching breaking point at Real. According to media reports, several players have fallen out with coach Arbeloa. The fans now appear to be venting their frustration mainly at Kylian Mbappé – even though he is once again having a strong season.
Among other things, despite Real’s quarter-final exit in the Champions League, he still leads the competition’s scoring charts with 15 goals.
However, France’s Le Parisien has cast doubt on the reliability of the petition, citing a hacker and cyber security expert.
According to the report, there are irregularities in the code and in the way the signatures are being counted. It could therefore be that the “numbers are being artificially inflated.”
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.
