It's hellish difficulty to take office! Mbappe's trip to "muddy waters", Enrique will have to go if he doesn't go
Reporter Han Bing reported On July 5, Enrique became the manager of Paris Saint-Germain. After 8 years, Enrique has once again become the manager of a big club. But this time, due to the delay of the flight of Grand Paris President Gallafie, the new manager's appearance was forced to be postponed by 2 hours, which seemed to be an ominous omen for Enrique's renewed career glory. What was supposed to be the protagonist of the French giants finally finalizing the new manager was stolen by the news that the club issued an ultimatum to Mbappe.
Although Grand Paris prepared a "meeting gift" between Skriniar and Asensio for Enrique, new signings such as Li Gangren will join in the future. But the biggest problem facing Enrique is timing: the all-round shock caused by Messi's departure continues, Mbappe's contract extension with the club remains deadlocked, and Neymar's future is uncertain... Enrique's start can be described as hellish.
With such turbulent and eventful times in Paris, did Enrique, who had been looking forward to coaching the Premier League, really choose the wrong team at the wrong time and the wrong place?
At least, the mainstream sports media from France to Spain, from the United Kingdom to Italy, are not optimistic about the future of Enrique once again driving the giants after 8 years. After all, he is not the first choice of the new manager of the Qatari royal family, and as a "spare tire" of last resort, the Spanish coach naturally lacks enough trust from the club.
Coaching Greater Paris was not originally part of Luis Enrique's priorities, having studied English specifically and hoping to land in the Premier League like Pep Guardiola. He was on the shortlist for Chelsea and Tottenham this year, and even went to London to be interviewed by Blues boss Boly. But in the end, his lack of Premier League experience led him to be waived by the London duo. The first choice for the new Paris boss was Zidane and even Nagelsmann, but it was only against the backdrop of the rejection of the first two that Enrique was finally locked. The new season of training in Paris will begin next Monday, and the new manager cannot be delayed any longer, so Enrique, who has only learned a few simple French words, has been put on stage.
The Grand Paris Club channel gave a 75-second quick Q&A to the new manager in order to let fans know everything about the famous manager as soon as possible. The coach, who likes to ride a bike, play guitar and run a marathon, prefers the 5-4 symbolic offensive football to the conservative 1-0, including his favorite Grand Parisian player is almost his contemporary, Ginola... But everyone is more concerned about Mbappe's fate, and for the time being, Enrique is not so eager to be enthusiastic.
Not only the fans and the media, but probably Enrique himself is very concerned about Mbappe's future.
The deadlock between Paris' top star and the club shows no signs of abating, and although he has said early that he will stay in the new season, President Hailafe has also reiterated his position: without a contract extension, Mbappe must leave this summer. But the terrible thing is that of the two key issues of Luis Enrique's tactical thinking and main formation in charge of Grand Paris, whether Mbappe stays or not is the decisive factor. What should Enrique do?
Two weeks from Paris, the first warm-up match for the new season will begin. And Chairman Hirafi gave Mbappe two weeks before the trip to Japan, either agreeing to activate the terms of the original contract extension for one year or restart the renewal negotiations for a longer period of time, or be put into the ball market by Grand Paris - which would mean a complete break with Grand Paris.
When Chairman Hailafi issued the ultimatum, Mbappe had just finished attending a celebrity party in New York, gathering with Beyoncé, Leonardo, Kardashian and others. On the 6th, he visited his ancestral hometown of Cameroon, and on the 7th, he participated in a charity match there, and did not respond to warnings from the club. Real Madrid are still waiting to see what happens, but Spain has rumours that Liverpool are offering Mbappe 200 million euros. Although Liverpool will miss the Champions League next season, if Paris insists on selling Mbappe this summer, 200 million euros will match the psychological price of the Qataris.
But the problem is that in terms of contracts, Mbappe's side has taken full advantage, go and stay, sky-high "loyalty money" he intends to settle for safety. Even if a club is willing to bid 200 million for the transfer fee, Paris must pay the player a full 80 million "loyalty money" - according to this idea, Grand Paris priced Mbappe 200 million euros, most likely reserving a share of this "loyalty money". But even so, Mbappe and the buyer's club will inevitably involve a large signing fee, the player will have a large profit on both sides, not counting the salary, the final transfer payment of the buyer's club may even reach about 300 million euros, who will be the unjust head this summer? Mbappe's big drama is destined to be short, not fast.
Last year, Cristiano Ronaldo insisted on a transfer in the summer window and did not participate in Manchester United's pre-season. This year, Mbappe is likely to miss a trip to Japan at the end of July due to the forced sale of Grand Paris. The helpless Enrique can only wait for Mbappe to determine his fate before he can really start his coaching career in Greater Paris, which is really a trip to muddy waters.