‘We reap what we sow' – Alexandre Mendy criticises Kylian Mbappé's ownership as Caen sink towards relegation
'We reap what we sow' – Alexandre Mendy criticises Kylian Mbappé's ownership as Caen sink towards relegation
SM Caen have spent the past forty years since turning professional competing across the top two tiers of French football. However, that stay looks to be under threat with the club on a collision course with relegation from Ligue 2.
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After three successive seasons finishing in the top half (7th, 5th, and 6th), Caen find themselves rooted to the bottom of the table. The club have lost 19 times this season, the latest coming last night with a 4-2 defeat to promotion chasers Paris FC.
Alexandre Mendy (31), the club's all-time top scorer, laid the blame squarely at the feet of the new ownership. The Normandy-based team was bought by Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappé (26) over the summer via his investment group, Coalition Capital.
Kylian Mbappé's ownership comes under fire
Mendy told beIN Sports during his post-match interview, 'It's a reflection of our season. I'm speaking for myself, but when you start a new season with the wrong energy – everyone knows what happened during this transfer window for several players – this is what it looks like today. We'll fight until the end, but we only reap what we sow.'
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Mendy was referring to his wish to join Sunderland during the summer transfer window. An agreement between the clubs had been reached after Mendy had been promised by the previous owners that he would be allowed to leave, but the deal was scuppered as the new ownership did not want to part ways with their star player.
At the time, the striker told Foot Mercato, 'I don't want to force my way out of the club, but today, I'm very affected by this situation. I don't understand it. I feel wronged and betrayed'.
GFFN | Nick Hartland
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