A picture of French soccer star Kylian Mbappe and Moroccan soccer star Achraf Hakimi has gone viral on social media. Fans have noticed the picture in a way to interpret that Mbappe might be gay. His rumored transgender model girlfriend Ines Rau also started trending on social media due to the speculations.
France and Paris Saint-Germain forward Mbappe was instrumental in defeating Morocco in the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2022. He was heavily involved in both the goals scored by France in their 2-0 triumph. Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani got on the scoresheet that night.
Mbappe posted a picture embracing his PSG teammate Hakimi after the match. He captioned it, “Don’t be sad bro, everybody is proud of what you did, you made history.”
Don’t be sad bro, everybody is proud of what you did, you made history. ❤️ @AchrafHakimi pic.twitter.com/hvjQvQ84c6
— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) December 14, 2022
Mbappe and Hakimi are very good friends. The players were spotted sitting and talking on the floor inside the stadium after the semi-final.
Mbappe will represent France in the all-important World Cup final on Sunday, December 18, 2022. France will face Argentina and Lionel Messi in the showpiece event. On the other hand, Hakimi and Morocco lost out on the 3rd spot against Croatia on Saturday. Josko Gvardiol and Mislav Orsic were on target for Croatia while Achraf Dari scored for Morocco in a 2-1 loss.
Did Kylian Mbappe come out as gay?
Fans have speculated if Mbappe is actually gay but no official reports have been made public about it. The 23-year-old soccer player has previously been linked to Emma Smet, a French actress. However, they never made their relationship public and if they were ever together, they are not anymore.
Rumors have recently claimed that Mbappe is dating Ines Rau, who rose to fame in 2017. She was the first transgender model on the cover of Playboy.
🟡 Kylian mbappé a été aperçu a Cannes en compagnie du célèbre mannequin transexuelle Inès Rau. 📸#FreshPeople pic.twitter.com/s9x03nmX9X
— Fresh People 🌟 (@freshpeople_off) June 3, 2022
The pair was at this year’s Cannes Film Festival together. However, Ines is much older than Mbappe at 32 years old. There is no confirmation that the two are dating.
Mbappe’s 2022 World Cup picture after win over Morocco goes viral
Mbappe’s Twitter post for Hakimi went viral. Not for the best of reasons. Fans have said that Mbappe got “a little too excited” around Hakimi. A ‘bulge’ in his shorts was noticed by social media.
One fan joked: “Ok bro, but why you hard?”
Another fan responded, “Not that there is anything wrong with being gay.”
Did you not know he’s gay?
I thought that was common knowledge now?— Jim (@saintjimjim) December 15, 2022
He’s into guys (look at his gf) the hug must’ve turned him on.
— J4Y_J (@J4YS0N_999) December 16, 2022
Hes dating a transgender so hes not as far as you think pic.twitter.com/yZF9GbmxMW
— Pastor Clive (@Lego_lova) December 15, 2022
Bro he black and got a BBC. He is far from gay. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay.
— Responsible Trader (@BullTrader123) December 15, 2022
But Twitter users surprisingly failed to bother about the heartfelt message one soccer player gave to another. They were more bothered about the ‘bulge’ that appeared on Mbappe’s shorts.