Mbappe is determined to go, Xinhua News Agency
Kane also wants to transfer to Xinhua
Yangcheng Evening News reporters Liu Yi, Zhao Liangchen, Xu Yangyang
The rigorous and gossipy "Top 2+1 in Football" has arrived as promised! Yangcheng Evening News reporters Liu Yi (hereinafter referred to as "Liu"), Zhao Liangchen (hereinafter referred to as "Zhao"), Xu Yangyang (hereinafter referred to as "Xu") This issue focuses on the topic of two super strikers Mbappe and Kane, will they change their doors this summer?
Mbappe is determined to go
Zhao: Mbappe previously blasted Paris Saint-Germain in an interview, saying that it was an internally divided team, which meant that he and the greater Paris had made a complete break. Mbappe seems determined to leave the team on a free transfer when his contract expires next summer, even if he is pressed to death on the bench in Paris next season. Grand Paris is actually not thin on Mbappe, signing him a "2+1" contract last summer, giving him 240 million euros in signing fees and bonuses, plus an annual salary, a total of 636 million euros on a three-year contract, and giving the portrait rights entirely to Mbappe. Generally, clubs are treated in such a way that the star and the club each own a portion of the image rights to the star, which can each have a share in the commercial development.
Liu: Last month, Mbappe publicly refused to enforce the terms of a one-year extension, and the "2+1" contract renewed last year was effectively a two-year contract that expires next year. When a superstar has the final year left on his contract, he is often faced with multiple options. Paris does give Mbappe enough money, but for a star of this level, he also wants to achieve more in his career. Whether Mbappe continues to play for Grand Paris also depends on the team's future plans, to use an inappropriate metaphor, how well the Grand Paris "painted pie" is drawn. Mbappe was not satisfied with the pie painted by Grand Paris, and he thought that there was no future in Grand Paris and it was a waste of time.
Xu: This situation is completely at the fault of Paris. In the process of renewing his contract with Mbappe last year, it can be said that Grand Paris has been "kneeling and licking" and agreeing to any conditions, and the result is that Mbappe is less and less concerned about Grand Paris. From a management point of view, Grand Paris' attempt to indulge Mbappe is a failure, although Grand Paris did so for a reason, and the Qatari consortium behind them is to ensure that Mbappe will remain a Grand Paris player during the World Cup in Qatar. Having said that, it's still questionable whether Mbappe is worth the price, and it can be compared with another popular striker Haaland. Haaland is better overall than Mbappe, and doesn't take possession, doesn't have so much mess, and his annual salary of 22 million euros is much lower than Mbappe's.
Can the French giants keep the French captain?
Zhao: Mbappe's worth does have a certain amount of moisture, and Grand Paris values him so much because of his French identity. As a Ligue 1 club, Grand Paris still wants to retain the core players of the French national team, which actually constitutes the added value of Mbappe's value. Mbappe was supposed to move to Real Madrid last summer, but Grand Paris used various means to complete the contract extension with him, which was simply what conditions to give, directly to him a signing fee of 180 million euros, and set up ridiculously high loyalty bonuses.
Liu: Generally speaking, players can only get huge signing fees at their new owners if they transfer, and there is no or very little signing fee for contract renewals, and it is really a long time for a situation like Mbappe to get a signing fee of 180 million euros for a contract extension. Mbappe joined Grand Paris on loan from Monaco in 2017 and completed his official transfer in 2018 for a transfer fee of 180 million euros. Grand Paris renewed his contract with Kylian Mbappe, whose contract expired, last year and gave him a signing fee of 180 million euros, equivalent to buying him again. Mbappe is very willful, that is, to go on a free transfer after the contract expires next year, and his practice of doing things according to the contract puts Grand Paris in a passive position, and Grand Paris is also full of grievances.
Xu: This situation is also the result of Grand Paris' bottomless indulgence of Mbappe. Seeing that Mbappe hopes to leave the team on a free transfer next summer, and Paris cannot get a transfer fee, club executives are starting to worry. I always felt that Mbappe was not so valuable, his role in Paris was very much like a knife, a top knife that sharpened iron like mud, but the arm that wielded this knife was Messi. With Messi leaving Paris on a free transfer this summer, Mbappe's role will be greatly diminished. Even if Mbappe leaves the team, Paris can still operate as usual.
England captain Kane also wants to transfer
Liu: I remember another super-striker, Lewandowski, who was in his final year of contract with Borussia Dortmund ten years ago, joined Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich on a free transfer in the summer of 2014. After a decade, Mbappe will also have the chance to leave on a free transfer next summer. In the final year of Lewandowski's contract, Dortmund did not put him on the bench but let him play normally, and the current Polish captain also won the 2013-2014 Bundesliga Golden Boot at Dortmund. For Mbappe, it will be difficult for Paris to put him on the bench next season, after all, he is the captain of France, France will participate in the European Championship next year, and the "Gallic Roosters" are still counting on Mbappe to lead the team to the championship. Although the French Football Federation cannot direct Grand Paris with an executive order, it can still mediate between Grand Paris and Mbappe.
Zhao: Mbappe's impasse with Grand Paris, the result of the French Football Association's mediation when he renewed his contract last year, is no longer exactly a market action. Coincidentally, a bit similar to France captain Kylian Mbappe is England captain Kane, whose contract with Tottenham Hotspur expires next summer. Kane has not won any titles so far in his career and wanted to move to Manchester City two years ago but failed. Now, Kane is once again on the move, he wants to join Bundesliga side Bayern Munich, Tottenham club president Levy still does not want to release him.
Xu: For Kane's transfer, Bayern have already made a second offer, 80 million euros plus floating clause. Bayern's previous record for a signing was 80 million euros, and with a floating clause that is not difficult to achieve, Kane has a chance to break Bayern's record. This offer is close to the limit of Bayern, although they are the Bundesliga hegemons, but they are not backed by strong oil capital like Manchester City or Greater Paris. However, from Tottenham's point of view, Premier League signings of more than 100 million euros are more common, including Enzo, Lukaku, Grealish, and Bayern's offer is not very attractive.
The Boseman Act is a double-edged sword
Zhao: Mbappe and Kane have only one year left on their contracts with Paris and Tottenham and could be paid around €200 million or €100 million respectively if they complete their moves this summer. If they don't renew their contracts, they can leave on a free transfer when their contracts expire next summer, leaving Paris and Tottenham at a loss. Going back to the origin of these transfer disputes, we have to mention the Bosman Act, which is a law that protects the vital interests of players. Belgian player Bosman sued his team in 1990 for preventing him from moving when his contract expired. After five years of litigation, the European Court of Justice ruled in favour of Boseman in late 1995, allowing players to move freely after the expiration of their contracts, known as the Boseman Act.
Liu: Before Boseman, if a player asked for a transfer after the contract expired, the new owner still had to pay the transfer fee to the old club. After the Bosman Act, players can be transferred freely after the contract expires, which is a big blow to clubs that rely on developing players and selling players at high prices for profit, such as Ajax, Benfica, Porto, they can't shoot too late for the players they develop, and they must plan early when there are one or two years left on the contract, otherwise their good seedlings may leave the team on a free transfer. Grand Paris played the Bosman Act very well, once had "collusion" with AC Milan goalkeeper Donnarumma and Inter Milan defender stalwarts Shkriniar, encouraged them not to renew their old club, and they joined Greater Paris on a free transfer after the contract expired, and the two saved at least 100 million euros in transfer fees for Grand Paris. Now seeing Mbappe have the opportunity to leave the team on a free transfer, the "double standard" Paris is in a hurry.
Xu: The situation is different between Kane and Mbappe, who joined Paris Saint-Germain at a high price, and Kane, a youth product of Tottenham, who is about to turn 30 and has played for Tottenham's first team for exactly 10 seasons. Kane has been loyal to Tottenham over the years, and the very loyal Kane does not have a loyalty bonus, but the less loyal Mbappe has the opportunity to receive a huge loyalty bonus, which seems ironic. Kylian Mbappe and Paris are a bit of a saber rattling right now, and Kane and Tottenham are still friendly. The transfer of the two super-strikers may not be fruitful for a while, and we can only continue to focus on these two of the most high-profile transfers of the summer.
Source: Yangcheng Evening News