According to Paco Gonzalez, Real Madrid believe they will not be able to sign either Kylian Mbappe or Erling Haaland this summer. The hefty commission that Haaland's agent, Mino Raiola, is deemed to be too much. And with Mbappe, they believe that Paris Saint-Germain would rather lose him for free than sell this summer. So many stories and rumors that it's very hard to figure out what's really going on here. What do you think?
Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo does not want to leave the club. At one point, the possibility of Ronaldo going to PSG was mentioned, but it seems that after the arrival of Messi, that possibility is eliminated and other clubs can't afford Ronaldo.
Chelsea are waiting to offload some players before they make moves for Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez and Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde, according to Fabrizio Romano. Three players nearing the exit door at Chelsea are Davide Zappacosta, Malang Sarr and Tiemoue Bakayoko, all of whom are likely to depart on loan. Chelsea have done a great job with new players this summer.
The Mbappe part is definitely understandable, for PSG it is still a chance to keep him, if they sell him for 100 million or whatever that is going to be basically accepting the fact that he is not going to stay with the team next season. However if they keep him happy this season, win the league, win the cup, win UCL all trio and all, then they could technically make him super happy and keep him.
This is not a guarantee, they may end up winning them all and still lose him, or not win them and still lose him, but it is understandable that they may want to give it a go and see if they can convince him, plus they can pay Mbappe insane amount of money, like seriously 50 million a year, and nobody can beat that if they do it, so I am assuming that could be another go at it as well. So, it is totally understandable for PSG to decline selling him this summer.
I think PSG is playing a very risky game here.
They risk Mbappe leaving without compensation next year, for free, and they bet that their "dream team" will finally win the Champions League this season.
However, there are no guarantees in football, anything is possible, including the fact that PSG fails to win the Champions League trophy again and that Mbappe eventually goes to Real for free.
There is also a real possibility that UEFA will punish them for violating financial fair play due to too much money spent on football transfers.
So, they take a lot of risks because of something that is not certain.
Barcelona had Messi and a lot of other quality players, but they still haven't managed to win the Champions League for a very long time.
It is not enough to buy a lot of good and quality players, but you need to create a good and quality team, well-balanced and ready for big games.