ÚLTIMA HORA MBAPPÉ

Florentino Pérez y Nasser Al Khelaifi tuvieron AYER una REUNIÓN.

Kylian Mbappé NO viajará a la gira de Japón.

El deseo del Real Madrid es que la estrella parisina esté PRESENTE en el Clásico de Estados Unidos.

¡Fin boom! ¡Al lío! SHHHHH pic.twitter.com/lQElBxjtfw

— François Gallardo (@F_GallardoTV) July 21, 2023

BREAKING: Kylian Mbappé will NOT train with PSG's main squad anymore. He will be sent to a separate squad with other players they want to sell. @le_Parisien pic.twitter.com/pUCx3pcsgh

— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) July 21, 2023

 

Lol

Entirely of their own doing, giving the keys to the castle to petulant kids like this and Neymar.

If they were a serious club they'd have sold his ass the first time he threw his toys out of his pram. They are reacting too late and this crusade is making them look silly.

Hala...  you don't think Mbappe or any other player has the right to play out their contract?   Mbappe comes to every practice, plays every game and delivers big time.  What's your issue with his position?  It's not like Bale or Hazard who went on vacation.

Mbappe literally showed up for the first practice even after the World Cup.

This, to me, is an indictment on PSG, not Mbappe.... Does he have a big ego?  Sure.  But name me one super elite forward that hasn't had an oversized ego.  It's almost a necessity.

sportsczy wrote:Hala...  you don't think Mbappe or any other player has the right to play out their contract?   Mbappe comes to every practice, plays every game and delivers big time.  What's your issue with his position?  It's not like Bale or Hazard who went on vacation.

Mbappe literally showed up for the first practice even after the World Cup.

This, to me, is an indictment on PSG, not Mbappe.... Does he have a big ego?  Sure.  But name me one super elite forward that hasn't had an oversized ego.  It's almost a necessity.

The whole issue is him signing that contract with a bunch of loyalty bonuses attached and then leaving as soon as he cashes the last one. I get that he has showed up like an employee should especially with that ginormous contract he signed but I'd expect him to do that. He has a bunch of lawyers representing him, of course they advice him on the best course of action in order for the employer not to withhold payments due to some loophole in the contract.

I wouldn't have had an issue if he'd left the first time (even if it was to some other team and not us before you think it's got anything to do with RM). He decided to string a well respected club along in order to sign a huge contract leaving said club at the altar on the 11th hour. The club he showed "loyalty" to is now the club gettig screwed over despite giving him everything he's ever asked for literally.

I get he probably saw an opportunity to earn as much as possible before he left that cesspit for a serious club but still he comes across as very petulant.

We've seen first hand how someone petulant can rub us/people the wrong way (Ronaldo) and I have mad respect for Perez and Ramos how they handled him so it became a non issue minus the constant interviews about being sad and whatnot. His humongous ego is what gave him a rejection when he came begging before he left Europe despite being our historic top goalscorer and an all time legend.

Mbapay shows even half of that petulant attitude here and he'll have the whole stadium booing him in no time. He isn't very popular right now (as a person) but well respected as a player for the brilliant goalscorer that he is. Problem is even a historic goalscorer was not excused from booing.

Not entirely accurate Hala.   The new factor was Messi signing at PSG... that was very attractive to Mbappe.

Also, according to Riolo who is very well-connected at RMC... after the summer didn't happen in 2021, Mbappe made it clear that he wasn't committing to Madrid but only leaning in that direction.  That was made abundantly clear to Flo.   Flo gambled that Mbappe would not change his mind and it was a good gamble imo.   There is nothing more than that.  There was no verbal commitment at any point after the summer of 2021 failed.

Also, please realize spending 6 years at a club despite getting annual offers to go to bigger ones is the OPPOSITE of being a mercenary.  Sure, he got the most money that he could during that time... but he gave them everything he had.  He scored 212 goals in 260 official games in that time even with COVID.  

What's wrong with players acting in their best personal interest? Any good business person and negotiator postures and keeps his/her cards close the vest. It's actually refreshing to see a football player who is not a complete idiot.

sportsczy wrote:Not entirely accurate Hala.   The new factor was Messi signing at PSG... that was very attractive to Mbappe.

Also, according to Riolo who is very well-connected at RMC... after the summer didn't happen in 2021, Mbappe made it clear that he wasn't committing to Madrid but only leaning in that direction.  That was made abundantly clear to Flo.   Flo gambled that Mbappe would not change his mind and it was a good gamble imo.   But there is nothing more than that.  There was no verbal commitment at any point after the summer of 2021 failed.

Also, please realize spending 6 years at a club despite getting annual offers to go to bigger ones is the OPPOSITE of being a mercenary.  Sure, he got the most money that he could during that time... but he gave them everything he had.  He scored 212 goals in 260 official games in that time even with COVID.  

What's wrong with players acting in their best personal interest?

No, he let the club know in April that he wasn't signing despite giving his word. Hence the "new important development" he mentioned in an interview in March. Perez didn't think he'd need to hold his hand like a baby because unlike Mbapay Perez is a serious businessman who has no time for teenage drama. The Mbapay camp were going around spreading that he'd turned down more money to stay with his boyhood club then going on a worldwide PR tour to "clear his name"

If he comes he's welcome but I have more respect for guys like Bellingham who were serious and easy to negotiate with despite having the whole of Europe after him/them.

QSG signed Mbapay and gave him everything he ever wanted in order to win CL but the closest they got is when Mbapay was injured and Neymar led the club. So in a way he's failed and will be remembered as an Ibra rather than a historic guy.

Mbappe was legally able to sign any contract he wanted on January 1 2021 for the following season since he was a free agent.   Does it not give you pause that he didn't sign anything right away or soon thereafter?   If it was certain, why would he wait?

The facts don't match your version Hala.  Flo banked on Mbappe ultimately deciding to come to Madrid.  But he did not have a guarantee obviously.   Any serious business person, as you say, would know that someone not signing a contract when he's able... means he hasn't signed a contract.

But again, I respect Flo gambling on this. Well worthwhile. If he had been lied to, i doubt he would still want Mbappe now btw.

Watch this at the 7:18 mark forward: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beYaYeLVcdI

Rodrigo Faez is a good reporter. He's given good info and seems well-connected to Real Madrid. He's currently traveling with Real Madrid in the US.

He said that Real Madrid wants to close the deal this summer because they do not want to risk losing him next summer... because time can change positions and they don't want to take the risk. Rumor is that the deal will get done in the first week of August because July 31 needs to pass first.

How was the game? Couldn’t catch it. Fede played well it looks like..?

Poor first half. Barely created any chances. Mendy (as usual),LV and Nacho with some comical defending. Much better second half. Bellingham played really well, so did Kroos and also Fran was fantastic.

Really intrigued to see Joselu with Vini and Rodrygo. Thought he was playing very well in the first half but wasn't getting any good service.

@Bill - with or without Mbappe, I may watch PSG. Guess why: Luis Enrique. I'm strangely a fan of his managing. I'm curious to see what he can do. Still think Spain did a stupid thing not keeping him.

titosantill wrote:Did Spain let him go or did he choose to leave? Just asking

He was sacked. It would be one thing if Pep Guardiola was in line to succeed him or someone of that ilk... but they replaced him with de la Fuente lol.

I sort of feel bad for Enrique right now. He has no scoring on PSG with Mbappe being ostracized. The only striker is Ekitike (lol). In fact, Asensio is likely the best current scorer on the team looool.

Somewhat worried because PSG is buying all of Mbappe's friends... Hernandez, Dembele and Kolo-Muani. Also heard that Mbappe is a big fan of Enrique.

Wonder if there's a reverse ultimatum where Mbappe would extend for 1 more year if PSG did certain things.

I'm just speculating here based on no media reports as a FYI. It just seems interesting.

Just glad we haven't involved ourselves in this neverending soap opera.

halamadrid2 wrote:Just glad we haven't involved ourselves in this neverending soap opera.

We have though. Julien Laurens, who has proven over the past 3 years to be very close to the Mbappe clan, is reporting that Real Madrid and Mbappe's agent (his mother) are in daily contact. She's acting as the intermediary between Madrid and PSG since the two clubs have such poor relations.

Fabrizio Romano is reporting the same.

On Aug 1, once Mbappe's 40 million bonus has vested with PSG, fireworks will start.

Btw...i've gone around and checked out other online places with Madrid fans. The level of the fans has been very underwhelming. Not many of them are true football fans. They only know Real Madrid and that's it.

Very different from the physical Real Madrid fans I've met in Madrid who are very knowledgeable.

This soap opera is between Mbapay and QSG. QSG are leaking all kinds of rumours in order to get us to start negotiating with them but so far nothing as it should be. The last thing we should do is get involved in this childish cat and mouth.

Fabrizio Romano wouldn't report rumors from one side without stating that it came from that side.  Neither would Julien Laurens.  They have too much to lose from a credibility standpoint that they've built over years.  Not very like these two.

If it was some of the other hacks, I'd agree with you.

Julien Laurens went as far as to say Mbappe is 100% at Madrid by the end of the transfer window. Romano hasn't quite gone that far... but almost lol.