Overview
- Orelsan released his album “La Fuite en avant,” with the track “La petite voix” declaring, “tu vas faire couler ta ville comme les Mbappé.”
- Hours later, Kylian Mbappé replied on X, inviting the rapper to “save” Caen and alleging he sought a 1% stake for free because “il a pas un rond.”
- SM Caen’s majority was purchased in 2024 by Coalition Capital, overseen by Mbappé’s mother Fayza Lamari, making the France captain the club’s leading shareholder.
- The club was relegated to the third tier in spring 2025, and a social plan validated this week resulted in 16 layoffs.
- The back-and-forth has intensified scrutiny of the ownership project and fueled local criticism over on-field results and staffing cuts.