Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Vitinha has said that the club have had better days since the departure of Kylian Mbappé.
He is of the opinion that the team is collectively better since Mbappé’s exit.
Mbappé left the Ligue 1 giants and made his highly anticipated move to Real Madrid last summer after his contract expired in France.
Mbappé was a key figure in Paris Saint-Germain’s first team since joining from Monaco, initially on loan, in the summer of 2017.
The player was central to the club’s recent rise, registering 256 goals and 106 assists from 308 games.
PSG were powerless to stop Real Madrid from signing him last summer, with the player leaving as a free agent.
Speaking to The Times, Vitinha insisted that the club have tried to replace the Frenchman as a team.
“It’s a different season. We don’t have a problem talking about it. Kylian is one of the best, if not the best. We knew it would be difficult,” he said.
“You can’t replace him directly. But you replace him with the team. That’s what we did. But that takes time. I think we’re collectively better, and we have shown it already. Sometimes the goals aren’t coming, but we have a lot of great forwards,” Vitinha said.
PSG have won 19 of their 27 games across competitions since Mbappé’s exit.
While they are leading the Ligue 1 table once again, Luis Enrique’s team are 25th in the Champions League and in danger of missing out on the knockout stages.
