French football has been shaking unexpectedly in recent days. The announcement of a possible departure of Kylian Mbappé casts a shadow over the future of Ligue 1, as the tricolor world champion carries the championship.
In full overhaul, Ligue 1 did not expect to be shaken up this way during the summer transfer window. PSG could proceed with a real sweep in its workforce, with the release of several stars which also allowed the French championship to shine abroad and attract advertisers in France. Lionel Messi, who can easily be classified among the best players in the history of this sport, bowed out in Paris. Neymar is pushed out and the Kylian Mbappé file suddenly ignites. Seeing the multiple best player in Ligue 1 preparing for a possible departure this summer does not delight the authorities, who are thinking of the TV rights which must be renewed in September, but also of the image and prestige of Ligue 1 which would take one. cost.
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If some clubs can tell themselves that they may have a little more chance of fighting against Paris SG, or even for the title, without the best player in the championship in front, overall the elite clubs do not jump of joy. Even Jean-Michel Aulas, who has sometimes complained in the past about the superpower of Qatar with Paris, cringes. The Lyon leader may no longer be the president of OL, he admits to being taken aback by all this turmoil when it seemed guaranteed that Mbappé would still be in the capital next season.
Aulas admits to being surprised
“ If he were to leave, the signal wouldn’t be good. I’m surprised, the L1 without boys like Mbappé is not the same, especially a few weeks before the call for tenders. These are upheavals like there were at the end of last season. I hope that this will be regularized and that a solution satisfying everyone will be found. I don’t imagine it will end with him leaving this summer.”delivered in L’Equipe a Jean-Michel Aulas who knows that French football would literally be knocked upright by such a departure.
