Paris Saint-Germain CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi might be coming to terms with the idea of losing Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid, even if he will do all he can to keep him between now and next summer. However he will not let the deal go.
Mbappe will be free to leave and sign a deal with Real Madrid for no cost as things stand, but much like happened to Barcelona, Al-Khelaifi will look to hit back through the market. The Blaugrana publicly pursued Italian midfielder Marco Verratti in 2016, but did not manage to get a deal over the line in the end.
Nevertheless, PSG came back swinging the next summer, paying Neymar’s €222m release clause and plunging Barcelona into institutional chaos, the tailspin of which they are only just coming out of. OK Diario (via Sport) claim that PSG have drawn up a shortlist of players they are willing to pursue at the Santiago Bernabeu to get their revenge on Los Blancos in similar fashion.
Top of that list are Rodrygo Goes and Vinicius Junior, who could slot into any attack in the world and look at home. Meanwhile midfield lynchpins Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni and Fede Valverde are other stars they would happily poach. As pointed out though, all five have long-term deals, with release clauses set at around €750m, with the possible exception of Vinicius, whose contract status is unknown.
With Mbappe going the other way, PSG would have to persuade these players to leave Real Madrid too, with all of them well inducted into the Real Madrid-greatness mindset. Unless there was an already existing issue, such as game time, to make them consider a move, then PSG will have their work cut out. Equally, depending on the money on offer, it could actually benefit Real Madrid, only Barcelona reinvested their cash poorly.
Lol, good luck with that.
Al-Khelaifi was obviously a spoiled brat growing up, and he doesn’t appear to have changed. A horribly entitled child has turned into a horribly entitled “adult”.
“With Mbappe going the other way, PSG would have to persuade these players to leave Real Madrid too”
With what? History, success and promise of Ballon d Or? Bahaha.
But all is good. Pay 750 mil and trigger the clause and I guess you can have your revenge.
There are certain clubs (and now, an entire league) that can’t compete based on history and success, so they’re trying to buy it with oil money instead of developing their own players and history.
It’s disgusting, really, and it’s bad for the sport.
Well nice that there is at least one thing we can agree on.
Hahaha. I know we don’t agree much, but I do appreciate your passion for your club. Madrid are a great club with a history that none can match, and it must be frustrating to see clubs like City, PSG and others try and buy respectability instead of accomplishing it on the pitch.
I suspect that it revolts any supporter whose club hasnt yet given it up to oil money as it has inflated the market in a truly bizarre fashion.
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If there is something nice I can say about brokELona it would be the fact that they havent sold their club and pride to middle eastern Sheiks for a quick buck.
What if Al-Khelaifi or another oligarch buy the Real Madrid FC?
things could turn around at any moment. 🙂
1.6 bil debt + francos camp nou stadium loan.
BribELona is a club that writes counterarguments on their own.
Why are these you shifting the topic to Barca? Yes at a time Barca lost a lot on the pitch but PSG is the greater looser here! They got Ney, destroyed his career with their cursed club and project and eventually he departed to Saudi…..
Check out Leo in his final debut for PSG! A top quality like Leo became a shadow of himself!
I am even convinced that had Mbappe made the switch to Real or even any other top club, he would have won been crowned globally by now.
PSG is a course to many bright players! Xavi Simons left Barca for PSG and ended up a flop before moving to Germany! Last month he won the player of the month in Germany.
Barca builds players! Barca has the DNA of succeeding with their products, something that neither PSG nor Real can boast of. https://afristuck.com
Nice rant.
Is that why it took 100 years brokELona to win CL, and win it only 3 times?
Also, is that why theyre behind RM in every major trophy? Must be because of that success DNA LMAOO
5 times even, typo.