After months of speculations and suspense, French Striker Kylian Mbappe finally made his future plans transparent on May 21. The 2018 World Cup-winning hero for France inked his contract extension with the PSG, deciding against a move toward Real Madrid. Now, what does one make of the whole saga surrounding Mbappe’s transfer, which had been one of the hottest topics for discussion on various platforms for the last six months or so? Hence, it is time to understand the gist of the entire story.
A Few Takeaways From Mbappe’s Story
Win-Win Situation For The Qatari Owner
It is no longer a secret that Madrid was chasing Mbappe since late last year. They had even approached PSG with a transfer offer but the latter rejected it. The conduct of Madrid in the whole affair had hurt PSG a lot and they were, in a way, waiting for the right time to get even with the former. To exacerbate the situation, the Qatari-owned club also faced defeat at the hands of Madrid in the Champion’s League round of 16. Hence, PSG was like a wounded tiger waiting for the right opportunity to pounce on its prey. They did the same with Madrid on May 21, when they offered Mbappe an attractive and lucrative offer to extend the current contract, which he simply could not refuse. This left Madrid with a bruised ego after relentlessly pursuing the French striker for close to a year. Finally, the owners of PSG won in this battle of one-upmanship involving Real Madrid board members.
Financial Might Of PSG Knows No Bounds
The way the suspense ended on May 21 made one thing very apparent: when it comes to money PSG is second to none. Real Madrid also happen to be one of the richest clubs in the Spanish league but they are simply no match for the Qatari-owned PSG when it comes to loosening the purse strings, especially to have some players on board or retain a few. Every expert in the matters of league football was of the view that Mbappe would eventually move from Paris to Madrid and it will be difficult for the Qatari owners to keep him in the mix once his contract ends by 2022 summer. However, PSG proved everyone wrong in the end with their financial might.
Madrid Misread The Situation Completely
Real Madrid always felt that Mbappe is their’s for the taking and the French striker had also given enough hints that even he is eager to join one of the sought after clubs in the Spanish football league. However, Madrid forgot the fact that in the world of high-profile signings it is foolhardy to expect players to stick to their stance. Mbappe might have made his willingness to be with Madrid quite clear but President Florentino and the board members of Madrid made the mistake of leaning too heavily on the French striker’s positive signals. In the end, Real Madrid paid a heavy penalty for not having a Plan B in place to pluck Mbappe out of PSG and ended up on the losing side.
Also, with Karim Benzema on the wrong side of the 30s, Real Madrid were banking heavily on Mbappe for future seasons. However, now that the French striker has decided to stick with the PSG, Madrid must find a suitable option soon. All these prove that Madrid need to be smart in their dealings in future.
