Mbappe's soap opera of the century came to an end, and only Real Madrid won

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2024-06-04 15:17Posted on the official account of Jiangxi Jiangxi Supine Support Culture Media Co., Ltd

With 11 days left to start the European Cup, Real Madrid, which had just triumphed from Wembley, officially announced that Mbappe had joined, and the 7-year "where is Mr. Mbappe going" finally came to an end this summer.

Since becoming famous in Monaco in 2017 and admitting the "dream of being a child", Mbappe, who is the most powerful contender for the Ballon d'Or after the Mero era, has been full of twists and turns at the Bernabeu. Especially 2 years ago, the French striker, who was about to become a free agent, forgot his original intention and chose the one who gave more.

But when Grand Paris couldn't satisfy its Golden Globe ambitions no matter what, Mr. Mu, who had already made money among his peers for several lifetimes, finally made that long-overdue decision.

It's a pity that Mbappe, who "joins if he can't play", has missed the best window to join Real Madrid. At the historical juncture of Real Madrid's 15th Champions League coronation, Mr. Mu at this time is very similar to Durant in 2016.

After four years of trouble, it was finally released

Although joining Real Madrid did not incur any transfer fees, Mbappe single-handedly created the longest superstar transfer cycle in football history.

As early as 2021, Mbappe, who entered the fourth year of his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, rejected PSG's contract renewal motions many times, and the transfer goal is self-evident. In order to appease the emotions of "Mr. M", Grand Paris signed Messi to form the "MMN" combination.

But at the same time, Real Madrid's pursuit has not stopped, and they are even willing to pay a transfer fee of up to 180 million euros for Mbappe, who has only one year left on his contract, that is, the expenses when Paris bought out Mbappe in 2018.

After a long tug-of-war, the battle between Real Madrid and Paris came to a climax in the summer of 2022. Just when the world decided that the core of the French team would wear a white robe, Paris offered an annual salary of 50 million euros, a signing fee of 100 million euros, and the first contract in the history of the team formation, and French President Emmanuel Macron, who is a close friend of Mbappe, also lobbied, and in the end, Mbappe made the decision to stay at the Parc des Princes.

Just when fans thought that the two seasons of soap operas were basically over, Paris was silent in the preparation for last summer. After letting go of Messi and Neymar one after another, Mbappe, who is the supreme member of the team, informed the club that he would not renew his contract when it expired in 2024, and the Qatari management, who felt humiliated, excluded Mbappe from the list in the pre-season preparations.

However, Real Madrid, who had the experience of being deceived once, did not take the initiative this time.

It wasn't until January this year that the two sides began to make formal contacts, and Paris Saint-Germain's response was to hide Mbappe many times since the beginning of the year, or replace him early, and only the Champions League gave the team's No. 7 the opportunity to play the whole game. It's only a matter of time before Mbappe leaves the team.

So, when Real Madrid finally officially announced the news of Mbappe's joining, a boulder that had been hanging in the air for a long time finally fell to the ground.

But compared to Florentino's reckless cost two years ago, the conditions they offered Mbappe this time are quite "harsh": the team will not sign Mbappe at all costs, nor will it match the salary of his new contract at Paris Saint-Germain.

According to As, Mbappe's annual salary after tax at Real Madrid is 15 million euros, in addition to Real Madrid will pay Mbappe more than 100 million euros in signing fees. According to the agreement reached between the two parties in May 2022, Real Madrid offered Mbappe an average annual salary of 26 million euros after tax in the contract at that time.

In other words, Florentino signed the first person in French football and even European football at the original five-percent discount.

And this also means that the arrival of Mbappe has not changed Real Madrid's salary pyramid at all, although his treatment is the first gear in the team, but there is no substantial gap with Bellingham, Vinicius and others. For comparison, Barcelona midfielder De Jong will have a salary of 37.5 million euros next season, more than 3.75 million more than Mbappe after tax.

Of course, in the case of a significant reduction in wages, Real Madrid still gave Mbappe exceptional preferential treatment, that is, the sharing of image rights. The French striker will receive 80% of the revenue share, compared to 50% for Beckham, Ronaldo, Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo.

As for the 80 million euros in compensation that President Al-Khelaifi of Paris has been demanding? I'm sorry, Real Madrid didn't pay a penny.

It's the first, but it's by no means the only one

Although he has yet to win any major titles in the club field, the 25-year-old Mbappe is the No.1 among his peers in terms of personal status, data output, salary income, etc., but at Real Madrid, he is more of a cherry on the cake.

It is a very obvious fact that Mbappe, who is arguing every day in Paris that he does not want to play as a center forward or a second striker, and only wants to play as a left winger, is bound to return to the No. 9 position that he is not interested in at Real Madrid. After all, on the left side, Vinicius, who is older, better performers and now closer to the Ballon d'Or, has no need or can make way for Mbappe.

What's more, Real Madrid won the Champions League on the front foot, bought out the high school striker Joselu on the back foot, plus the upcoming Brazilian genius Endrick, Benzema's once extremely rich midfield after leaving the team, is now unprecedentedly involuted due to more monks and less porridge. It is an indisputable fact that Manchester City are making serious inquiries about Real Madrid winger Rodrygo, who could be the one Mbappe was forced to give way when he joined.

And the arrival of Mbappe also means that Bellingham, who played as a false No. 9 all year last season, will retreat to a more familiar midfield position. In a word, in order to arrange the "Mr. M", Real Madrid has to sacrifice his position and data for nearly half of the championship lineup.

Of course, with the wisdom and emotional intelligence of veteran coach Carlo Ancelotti, it is not a problem to arrange Mbappe properly. The problem is, can Mbappe, who is accustomed to being above his teammates and even the club, not the protagonist in this "scramble" drama for the time being?

A heart-wrenching fact is that in the seven years he has been in Paris, Mbappe has been defeated every time he meets Real Madrid in the knockout round of the Champions League. Whether it is Real Madrid's Champions League three times in a row, or the two championships that have just been achieved in three years, there is no shortage of trajectories that step on Mbappe's ascension to the top.

In other words, the so-called "children's dream", in the eyes of neutral fans, is not an emotional plus, but a genuine "join if you can't beat", which is obviously a world away from "convincing you to join".

In the professional sports circle, fans are most familiar with the "join if you can't play", obviously Kevin Durant in 2016, after missing the championship for many years, he switched to the Golden State Warriors, the strongest team in the West, in his golden years, although he won the O'Brien Cup as he wished, but he still couldn't get along with the Warriors veterans led by Green, and left decisively after the contract expired.

And how similar is the situation faced by Mbappe? Real Madrid's pedestal for dominating Europe is Vinicius and Bellingham, 10-year-old ministers Kroos and Modric, and Ancelotti and Florentino who are strategizing, but not Mbappe. Even if Mbappe can complete the club grand slam of honour during his years at Real Madrid, he is not the founder, but the reaper.

Right now, Mbappe is about to feel the taste of "being alone in a foreign land". In the battle for the 2024 Ballon d'Or, Vinicius is currently leading with a 34% probability, Bellingham is close behind, and Mbappe is only third.

Unless Mbappe can lead France to the top with an impeccable performance at the European Championships, he will have a chance of turning the tables. But even so, the Ballon d'Or is most likely in Real Madrid's pocket, but it may not be awarded to Mbappe.

This is the fact that Mbappe, who has fulfilled the "dream of being a child", must accept that in the history of Real Madrid, there has never been a player who can be above the club, and only the player and the club have prospered together.

The parties lost miserably, and Lafayette won again

Mbappe's transfer to Real Madrid, who is the biggest winner? This answer can be put aside first, because there are a bunch of losers who are anxious to cry about the history of blood and tears.

The first loser was clearly Paris Saint-Germain. Since Messi's official transfer to Inter Miami on June 30 last year, they have lost three superstars in one year, and there are currently no big names and big Paris scandals. This also means that the top card of next season's Ligue 1 title may be Dembele.

And Mbappe's departure has also brought the once lively Ligue 1 back to silence. The offer for the broadcast rights of Ligue 1 in the new season has dropped from 800 million euros when Mbappe was still there to 450 million euros, which is almost halved. What's even more frightening is that so far no broadcaster has been willing to make a bid.

It is also the political fans of the French Olympic team and even Mbappe who have suffered. As early as when Mbappe and Real Madrid negotiated personal terms, Florentino made it clear that he would not let Mbappe participate in the Olympics, and the French Olympic team coach Thierry Henry announced this morning, as expected, there was no Mbappe.

This also means that French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been lobbying Mbappe to participate in the home Olympics, has a hot face and a cold ass. Of course, as early as after the 2022 World Cup final, Mbappe, who lost, did not let the president step down with a black face.

And Mbappe himself doesn't seem to have earned anything. In addition to the concessions of annual salary, role, and status, he may not even get his favorite No. 7 jersey. This number currently belongs to Vinicius, and Real Madrid is likely to open the No. 9, making this legendary number another big hit on Mbappe.

As for the 80% share of portrait rights, it seems tempting, but in fact it is not so easy to pay. Mbappe's current commercial endorsements are seriously mismatched with his competitive value, and his annual commercial income is not comparable to Melo, and even Neymar, whom he has always looked down on, has not surpassed.

Although French fans are reluctant to admit it, this signing of the century may be as the former "As" editor-in-chief Roncello said: "Mbappe is the icing on the cake for Real Madrid, not a leader, he joins a club that has won six Champions League titles in the last 10 years, so he is not a savior, just a passenger." ”

Then, the only winner of Mbappe's transfer is self-explanatory.

Although it was a long wait of 7 years, the patient Real Madrid finally took away the full Mbappe at the lowest price. Following the elimination of Manchester City in the Champions League, in the battle of "new double pride", Real Madrid also got the more weighty one.

And at a time when the European Super League allies continue to defect and Al-Khelaifi (president of Grand Paris) continues to put pressure on Real Madrid on behalf of the big clubs, it is undoubtedly an unprecedented blow to steal the opponent's top card at zero cost. For other "local tyrant teams", it is a few points more difficult to catch up with Real Madrid's staffing.

What's more, in the tug-of-war over Mbappe's transfer, Real Madrid has never lowered its dignity and decency as a traditional giant, which is perhaps a more convincing victory than the transfer itself in this era of supergiants and no market.

(Supine Push-ups/Yang Jian)

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