In the end, only the Spanish sports newspaper Marca was left to believe it. Even the Spanish sports ‘periodicals’, however, at a certain point, were forced to give up and face reality, noting that, at least for the next few years, they will not see Kylian Mbappé roaming the vast prairies of the renovated Santiago Bernabeu , with the Real Madrid shirt. Yes, because the French champion, probably the purest talent on the world football scene of the last decade, will remain where he is: that is, in Paris Saint-Germain.
The long telenovela of the possible transfer of the French striker to Spain therefore ended with a stalemate and a colossal contract renewal of the player until 2025 with the Qatari patron Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. “I am very happy to stay in France, in Paris, in my city. I hope to continue doing what I love most, playing football and winning trophies,” Mbappé said, when the new agreement was made official. “Our history is written here”, Paris Saint-Germain tweeted with great emphasis, adding the usual motto “Ici c’est Paris”. Therefore, the relaunch operation of a team that is looking for only one trophy will start from the confirmation of Mbappé: the Champions League, after buying up the title in Ligue 1.
The team will be re-founded (and it is the umpteenth time) around Mbappé, starting with the probable arrival of the Uruguayan Luis Suarez who, with Neymar and Messi, made up the fantastic trident of Barcelona catch all. It is difficult to speculate whether coach Mauricio Pochettino will remain on the bench: when PSG is involved, anything can happen.
The renewal of Mbappé, from an economic point of view, is already being discussed: the figures have not been formalized, but there is talk of a three-year period of 50 million net per season, with 100% of the image rights managed by the player himself. Furthermore, at the time of signing the contract, Mbappé collects a kind of ‘loyalty bonus’ which is around 120 million. The next three years, therefore, will see the Frenchman earn almost 300 million net. Other than Messi. La Liga said they were “outraged” by this avalanche of money and would be ready to appeal against the agreement between the striker and PSG. The body chaired by Javier Tebas considers, in fact, the operation strongly contrary to the principles of Financial Fair Play advocated by UEFA.
Source: Ansa
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