Messi was "three stops" by Paris Saint-Germain because of his absence from training, and the online media "Athletic" expressed support, believing that Grand Paris' move was suppressing privileged players and returning to the three views of "no player can be above the club". However, this does not explain the question: why is Mbappé called "Mr. Mu"?
Are there any privileged players in Paris? Of course
The big Paris is full of stars, there is GOAT, there is the number 10 of five-star Brazil, there is the former captain of Champions League hegemony Real Madrid, but there is only one real "top card" - Mbappe.
In May last year, Mbappe traveled between Paris and Real Madrid, and even reached a verbal agreement with Real Madrid, which finally forced Nasser, who was behind the "will of the country", to give him not only the first high salary, 300 million signing fees and 100% portrait rights, but also unprecedented privileges.
According to French and Spanish media reports, Mbappe can decide the choice of club director, team manager, and the fate of teammates! Therefore, fans jokingly call him "Director Mu".
Regarding this statement, Grand Paris and Mbappe themselves do not recognize, but it is not difficult to imagine that Qatar will not hesitate to use Sarkozy and Macron to persuade Mbappe, and even use natural gas to blackmail Spain into dissuading Florentino and impose any conditions on the players.
This season also proves this, with Mbappe being able to publicly bombard his image for being used by the club, as he did in France, and Paris had to obediently delete the video.
Of course, 100% of the portrait rights belong to Mr. Mu himself, and the club is at a loss, but Mr. Mu does not communicate privately, but directly and publicly bombards, is it really appropriate? It's about defending its own interests, but what about the club's public image? Does he have the slightest care?
On the other hand, Messi, according to the famous journalist Romano, he had communicated with the Paris side in advance before going to Saudi Arabia for vacation. After he boarded the plane, Grand Paris changed plans and asked for training, and Messi could not change the itinerary at all.
At most, this is a misunderstanding in communication, more like Paris deliberately trapping Messi in injustice, but taking this as an example, flaunting it is a counterattack and suppression of privileged players, seizing the moral high ground and the high ground of public opinion, isn't it too "double standard"? Its real purpose is not to "harden" privileged players and maintain the traditional three views, but he just does not want to renew his contract with Messi.
Privilege Super Mero, Mbappe NBA Super Giant
Once upon a time, Messi was also a "privileged player" at Barca, also with 100% portrait rights, and even asked the club not to give him and Suarez a salary cut, and the others did not care. But even so, he couldn't decide who to choose for the manager and teammates, and was put together by Laporta before leaving.
Ronaldo is not even as good as Messi. His first time at Manchester United, he relied on Sir Alex Ferguson's favor; After switching to Real Madrid, he couldn't fight Florentino and couldn't get 100% portrait rights; Back at Manchester United, not to mention sitting on privileges, he was suspended by the club, ended up with the same result as Messi is now, and finally parted ways.
Therefore, even Mero, in his heyday, did not have such great power as Director Mu. In terms of "privilege", Mbappe is more like an NBA supergiant - coincidentally, after the World Cup, he went to watch the NBA live, and even missed the welcome ceremony for Messi's return from the championship.
Don't get me wrong, this has nothing to do with the image rights discussed above, because the image rights of NBA players are represented by the league. However, the privileges of NBA supergiants are still quite enormous, and superstars like James and Curry can indeed do a word about the selection of team coaches and players, which is originally difficult for football players to achieve.
Mainly because, on the one hand, football is an 11-a-side sport, basketball is a 5-a-side sport, so the supergiant of basketball has more personal influence and decision-making on the court than football. On the other hand, compared to basketball, football has a bigger plate, a deeper history, and the giants are deeply entrenched, and it is difficult for the supergiants to beat the club in terms of privilege.
However, Mbappe appeared, and he used the "new tycoon" Paris Saint-Germain as a breakthrough, forcing the club to compromise with his own strength and moving towards the NBA's supergiant level of "Mr. Privilege".
Privileged players are evolving and clubs face new challenges
As mentioned earlier, Mbappe can directly bombard the club through social media, which is a product of the times and the convenience that the times have given supergiants: they can represent their interests and make their voices heard at any time, rather than being "represented".
Indeed, in addition to enjoying huge contracts and commercial endorsements, the Internet revolution has given supergiants more voice channels and greater right to speak, and this form is welcomed by Generation Z netizens and fans, and is also sought after by self-media, so the influence of supergiants is increasing, and power is rising with the tide.
Moreover, the privileges of football's supergiants are still evolving. Recently, "Alien" Ronaldo owned his own media company. Imagine if Messi, Ronaldo, and Mbappe also enter the media industry in the future, which is equivalent to completely controlling their own voice and completely blocking the club and traditional media - as the NBA's James is already doing.
In short, the power of players is increasing, which is an inevitable trend in football, and privileged players will become more and more. This presents a new test for the management and operation of the club: if you want to achieve good results, you have to sign superstars; If superstars want privileges, they are prone to contradictions; How to coexist with it? The club's cap will be decided.