Kieran Trippier admits his son would rather walk out with Kylian Mbappe at Newcastle
Newcastle United is buzzing ahead of their Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night.
Not only will it be the first Champions League game at St James’ Park in decades, but it will also include a world superstar.
The Premier League is loaded with huge names all over the place, but watching a particular Kylian Mbappe in Newcastle seems unique.
A genuine superstar of the game and regarded in more than a few circles as the best player on the planet, it will be fascinating to see him.
Indeed, it seems even the families of some Newcastle players are getting excited.
What Kieran Trippier’s son said about meeting Kylian Mbappe
Kieran Trippier has been speaking about the meeting with the forward.
The England right-back admitted his son (via Mark Douglas of iNews) is an Mbappe obsessive and that he’d rather walk out with the PSG star than Trippier himself as a mascot before the game.
“I told him, if you walk out with him, don’t look at me in the tunnel!”
This is what it is all about
Clearly, Newcastle aren’t just there to make up the numbers. Their disciplined, if a little lucky, draw away at AC Milan proved that.
Still, there’s simply nothing like a night like this. A world superstar arriving in Newcastle in a competitive sense, this is what the fanbase craved for so long during the bleak Mike Ashley era.
Mbappe should be treated with respect and excitement. To watch him at St James’ Park will be something special and another clear marker of just how far the club have come since PIF’s takeover.
He will not, however, be treated with too much of it. PSG are yet to click in Ligue 1 and Newcastle are generally so good at home that it feels like there’s something in this.
