Mbappe's "return", is it to renew his contract at a sky-high price, or to leave with dignity?
Reporter Han Bing reported that in the past few days, the top priority in French football is that Mbappe returned to the first team last Sunday after being "banned" by Grand Paris for 23 days, and the two sides reached a settlement in principle. This surprised the media and fans who thought that Mbappe would be tough with club president Hailafe, and French authoritative media such as "La Liga Paiden", "Parisien", and Radio Monte Carlo all believed that Mbappe took the initiative to show goodwill in the hope of leaving decently. After all, growing up in the Paris suburb of Bondi, the Mbappe family still has feelings for Paris. Of course, it is not ruled out to move forward with a retreat and use a transfer to force Greater Paris to offer a more lucrative contract extension as last year.
Mbappe's sudden "return" sparked widespread speculation in the French and Spanish media. Grand Paris certainly does not want the worst to happen to Mbappe leaving the team free next summer, and is happy to see the Mbappe family return to the negotiating table. After being "banned" by Hailafi, the Mbappe family also assessed the possible future trend of events. Two things played an important role in pushing Mbappe to take the initiative: first, the Grand Paris without the MNM combination and Verratti, the first game of the new season was actually forced into a blank roll at home by the weak Lorient; The second is the departure of Neymar, who is not compatible with Mbappe.
The operation of the Grand Paris this summer has also played a role at this critical juncture. Messi, Neymar left, Mbappe officially became the only core, Lucas, Dembele, Ugarte, Gonzalo Ramos, Li Gangren, Skriniar, Asensio and others joined, which also met Mbappe's need to improve the team's strength and have the ability to compete for the Champions League. In addition, the departure of Ramos, Verratti, Paredes and Icardi has also accelerated the rejuvenation of Grand Paris, which is also conducive to Mbappe's authority, in addition, Grand Paris is also trying to sign French international Muani and completely liberate Mbappe in attack.
Mbappe saw the sincerity of Grand Paris, and naturally had to "reciprocate", loosening his mouth on the issue of renewing his contract, giving Hellafe steps down and giving him more possibilities for his future. Paris want to minimize the cost of Mbappe's departure, while Mbappe wants to make it easier to join Real Madrid next summer.
Being "banned" for the whole season is obviously not conducive to maintaining form, and at the same time isolating himself from Paris and diehard fans, which does Mbappe no good. Resuming contract extension talks could explore the bottom line, while Mbappe could remain in shape to prepare for next year's European Championships.
The Spanish media were shocked by the change in attitude towards Mbappe, fearing that the French star would renege on his word again and betray Real Madrid like last year. On the contrary, Real Madrid, at least for now, are cautiously waiting for developments. The French media, which was shocked at the first time, has also begun to regain its senses in the past few days, Mbappe and Grand Paris have just returned to the negotiating table, and the real bargaining has not yet begun.
However, Mbappe does not have many options, like Riyadh Crescent paying Neymar a transfer fee of 100 million euros, and Paris also wants Mbappe to keep a sizable transfer fee before leaving. And Mbappe wants to get permission from Grand Paris to leave the team, apparently giving up some of his income, especially the staggering amount of loyalty money.
Real Madrid will not be too surprised by the possible changes to Mbappe, and even if Mbappe joins freely, he will have to pay a signing fee of 1-120 million euros next summer. If Paris reaches an agreement with Kylian Mbappe, the transfer fee paid by Real Madrid will also be in this range, and the signing fee will naturally drop significantly. Real Madrid president Florentino does not want to get into a standoff with Paris president Hailafe, who is now in the heat of UEFA, and all three parties have a need to ease the atmosphere, and reconciliation will be achieved.
Grand Paris wants money, Kylian Mbappe wants to go, Real Madrid wants people. Reconciliation is only the first step, and the Mbappe crisis has not been completely resolved, but continues in a moderate state until Mbappe and Grand Paris truly find a mutually satisfactory solution. There is no doubt that this will be another long wait, as last year. Mbappe joins Real Madrid's soap opera, at least for now, with no sign of a finale.