Pain
Today's one of those days I have felt pained as a football fan. The transfer of the missing piece in the puzzle that would have led to a dynasty, broke down today.
It was really painful because I never expected it to happen. Nobody did.
Long before now, he had already professed his love for the club, stating how it was his childhood dream to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world.
LIFE HAPPENED
He delayed his transfer and refused to opt in for a contract extension. His current club kept improving his contract but he declined and refused to sign up for a contract extension. We made a bid which would have been the highest for a player with a year left on his contract and the second highest in the history of football, but his club turned it down, stating that he wasn't for sale and would definitely extend his contract.
This move gave us the slightest of hope that he was going to sign for us, but it was never going to happen.
REALITY
We never knew that he was using us as bait to renegotiate his contract for a higher fee. When the transfer saga that led to his extension began, we matched his club "Money for Money."
At a stage, it became more of a bidding war, characterized by improved contracts, renegotiated image rights, and sign-on bonuses.
Although we knew from the outset that we were going to give up at some point in the bidding war because the club we were competing with for his signature was a French-based, Qatari-backed firm. They had the money in excess.
We though that his passion would take the better of him and cause him to sign the contract, but it turned out to be a wrong notion.
Money was definitely going to beat Passion..
MONEY OVER PASSION
We offered all we could offer, but the amount the opposing club offered dwarfed and belittled our offer. It was literally double the amount we agreed to pay him.
He kept us waiting for months, using us as bait to renegotiate his salary to astronomical figures. He finally succeeded and ended up ditching our club and staying with his current one.
WHAT WE HAD TO OFFER
We offered to make him the center of our project as one of the biggest clubs in the World and also a decent salary but his current club offered more.
They offered a better salary package and the privilege of selecting coaches and handpicking players.
There's no way we can offer that kind of package considering the fact that we are way bigger and more established than his current club.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
We are left with no other option than to develop the talents we have at our disposal. It's really a hard nut to swallow, but we have no choice at this point.
The Story OF KYLIAN MBAPPE's failed Transfer to Real Madrid.
May 21, 2022.
I know he has every right to his decision but he is a disappointment. Yes, that's bold of me to say but when I see people get scared of trying a new challenge, it angers me. He is okay being at PSG without a reasonable motivation. He has failed himself because he failed to test himself else where...see how Messi is struggling now despite age being another factor for him. There is no way Mbappe would improve and that's the painful thing about it because I really like him. I'm not a Madrid fan but I know if he goes to Madrid, he would test himself since Madrid fans are very demanding.
As for PSG, they have just ruined their team with that exorbitant fee and power they have given Mbappe. I read he would have choices on coaches and transfers. That's too much of a power to give one single player. Shame on him but I wish him all the best. I won't stop liking him but it pains me that he might never reach the height everyone expects anymore.