The recent contract renewal Mbappe with the paris st germain in the run-up to the match against Metz, he delighted Paris fans and generated fury from Real Madrid fans hoping to see him in the White House jersey next season.
But the French striker’s decision was also criticized by the sidewalk in front. Joan Laportapresident of Barcelonareviewed his club’s campaign over the last few hours and took the opportunity to throw a dart at PSG: “It destroys the market. Players are caught for money. “he declared.
The Barça boss concluded: “These are the effects of a club with the state behind it. This is contrary to all the principles of the European Union“Of course, the Parisian team was bought by the investment fund Qatar Sports Investments and the good relations of its owner with the emir of the Arab country are not approved by the Spanish leaders.
Kylian Mbappé with Nasser Al-Khelaifi during the announcement of his renewal. Photo: AP/Michel Spingler)
But in an interview broadcast by Catalan sports newspaper L’Esportiu, the 59-year-old lawyer also smiled knowing that his defenders would no longer have to face the French attacker in the future: “Then there’s the reading which can be made from Barsa. There is a direct rival who does not appear to be powered and we prefer that he doesn’t hit us when it comes to fighting, ”he said.
“But I was left to ponder about keeping football because I was thinking that nor should we worry too much about a rival. We should worry about having a competitive team, which is what we are trying to do, ”the president added.
The Catalan club also tried to sign Kylian Mbappé, 23, who ended up renewing his contract with PSG on Saturday until 2025. Last weekend, La Liga de España also declared that it would refuse PSG to defend “European football’s economic ecosystem”.
FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has been targeted at PSG after Mbappé’s renewal. Photo: EFE/Alejandro Garcia
anger in Spain
The decision of Kylian Mbappe This provoked a mixed reaction in Spanish football and especially in the atmosphere of Real Madrid, the club that sounded loud as a possible destination for the French star.
The toughest and strongest reaction was that of the president of the Spanish League, Javier Thebeswho did not hide the fury on Twitter.
“What will PSG do by renewing Mbappé a huge amount (to find out where and how he pays them) after losing 700 million euros (739 million dollars) in previous seasons and having more than 600 million euro (633 million dollars) of wages, is an INSULT in football. (PSG president Nasser) Al Khelafi is as dangerous as the Super League, “he wrote.
The Spanish League announced a few hours later that it would file a “complaint” against Paris Saint-Germain to defend the “economic ecosystem of European football and its sustainability”, in front of UEFA, the administrative and authorities in the tax of France and before the competent bodies of the European Union.
Javier Tebas, president of LaLiga, considered Mbappé’s decision an insult. Photo: EFE/Guillermo Martinez
Spanish journalist Julio Maldonado, known as ‘Maldini’ and an expert on international football, considers it “a matter of money.”
“To end the Mbappé issue. It’s a money issue, don’t go crazy. Mbappé used both PSG and Real Madrid to get a better contract. It’s textbook. Two powerful opponents love the price. “Real Madrid had everything to lose. It’s that simple,” he said.
When asked on Cadena Cope radio station’s ‘Tiempo de Juego’ program, the president of the Federation of Real Madrid Supporters Clubs, Luis Cáceres, recalled that his club “won 13 European Cups (Champions League) without Mbappé “.
“He has never been ours and we don’t have to miss him,” she said.
With information from agencies
Source: Clarin
