Kylian Mbappé was able to reconnect with the game this weekend in Toulouse. For what concession?
All’s well That ends well ? That remains to be seen… Of course, PSG are emerging from this end of the crisis between Kylian Mbappé and his management. A mutual effort that Jérôme Rothen salutes this Monday evening on the airwaves of RMC. “ The soap opera is behind, so much the better for football, for PSG, for Kylian Mbappé. I think there were a lot of things on this file… There was also an ego problem at one point. And that’s not good when there’s ego like that, on contracts, on words, you can’t find common ground. It went far, he was punished. Nasser showed a new policy and that is very good. But concerning Kylian Mbappé, yes we have seen a warming of relations in recent days, he has been reinstated, he has played in Toulouse, his attitude is excellent. We feel that the workforce today corresponds to him a little more. I wish him that the dynamic continues in the locker room and that we finally have real workers. »
In the eyes of the former PSG and AS Monaco player, Luis Enrique played a big role in this diplomatic warming after a month of cold war. ” We are lucky to have a coach who wants to make them work, and wants to put his ideas in place, without having his hands tied. There was a warming in the speech between Nasser and Kylian Mbappé, but there was also intervention from Luis Enrique. I am convinced that the coach has also stepped up, because he has the shoulders to ensure and assume this position. He doesn’t want to pay for the stories of the past. He added his little grain of salt by saying: “listen, try to settle, on one side or the other, but Kylian Mbappé, his place is at PSG”. »
A gift of 130 million euros?
What could have tipped the scales, moreover, according to Jérôme Rothen, was indeed a sacrifice on the part of Kylian Mbappé. To date, no extension agreement has been concluded; then the exit of the loft of the captain of the Blues could be conditioned by a financial compromise. ” I am not necessarily convinced that he will extend until 2025, notes the ex-international tricolor. But the club won’t be harmed because I think they are smart enough on both sides. Nasser has shown that he has been a little firmer, but unfortunately he is also caught up in his bullshit from the past, of having him sign a 2+1 contract where the player decides. Why did it get hot? Why did Nasser Al-Khelaïfi once again open the door to Kylian Mbappé? Because Kylian told Nasser the club won’t lose. How not to be injured without an extension? It could be bounty waiver, yes. “At his lease extension signed last year, the PSG star had secured 240 million euros in loyalty bonuses. He has received barely half – 110 million – so far.
