You are satisfied with what you saw from PSG because all you saw was just in French Leageu not in the Chmapnmios Leageue.
We know PSG is a strong team in the French league because of the better and more investment they had and more players they bought for their teams while other teams in this league cannot do that.
But if this team plays with another team at the same level, they can't do anything in the Chmapnios Leageu even after all the money they invested.
This is where you are wrong. Even though I think PSG has lost power, I still think they are one of the few teams with a strong squad in the UCL. Mbappe, the igniting force, is still there and there is still a possibility that they can add to their success this year. I'm sure they'll make it through the groups for the UCL, but progress in the rest of the tournament may depend entirely on who they face in the qualifying draw. It might be argued that Paris Saint Germain are one of the stronger clubs in the Champions League, but the question is how strong are they when compared to the other clubs in the same competition? Not to underestimate Paris Saint Germain, but I would say that they are not stronger than the other favorites. I probably don't have to mention which clubs those are, because I'm pretty sure you can already tell which ones I'm referring to. I'm not saying this without reason, and one of the factors for me to say that is when I look at their performance in the previous season. Last season PSG only reached the last 16, and failed to advance to the quarter-finals after being beaten by Munchen 3-0 on aggregate. With the squad they had last season, PSG could have a lot to say in the UCL i think. The situation this season has changed, where PSG has been left behind by several big names, and luckily in the first match Enrique was able to lead PSG to win over Dortmund with a score of 2-0. If you look at the depth of PSG current squad, it's actually quite worthy of being a favourite, but I think the mentality factor in the UCL really plays a role. Bayern Munchen, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Man City are very strong this season. PSG steps to get through the group phase are quite difficult by joining group F. I think Enrique has to work for a long time to shape PSG to achieve its success, like Pep Guardiola did at Man City. |
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Unquestionably, Xabi Alonso has had a significant impact on Bayer Leverkusen, creating in the group a vital feeling of coherence and consistency. They have risen to the top of the Bundesliga standings thanks to their cohesion, and their recent game against Bayern Munich demonstrated their exceptional football ability. Due of Leverkusen continuous constancy and tenacity in this intensely contested league, Bayern Munich may have a hard task in winning the title. With Xabi Alonso at the helm Bayer Leverkusen appears to be in for an outstanding campaign and their recent results raise the possibility that they are about to make football history.
I think if Xabi Alonso squad were not hit by a storm of injuries, they would be one of the strong challengers for Bayern Munchen. The results of the meeting with Munchen at the Alianz Arena added to everyone confidence that Xabi squad is indeed quite tough this season. Dortmund will be one of the big clubs that they will have to face in the future, if they succeed in beating them then Munchen will have to be really alert. Laverkusen next match in the Europa League against Hacken will be a place to prove Xabi in Europe second caste competition. I think Laverkusen will be able to win Group H easily, a draw against Munchen will be a source of confidence for Xabi squad. |
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The current situation of the Roma team can be said roughly. The team did not perform very well last season. In my opinion the team needs to add some new good players.
Roma has been buying some players during the transfer seasons. I remember that when mourinho has been adding some players into the clubs. Lukaku has also become one of players already borrowed from cheslea. I think that if roma just need to maximizing the potential owned by its current players. There's no need to add more player at this moment. I think that if supported by adequate finances, Roma management and Mourinho will buy players when the transfer market opens. Because we can see how Inter Milan, AC Milan, Napoli and Juventus are doing this season, it is difficult for AS Roma to compete with the row of clubs I mentioned earlier. Lastly, Roma also lost to one of them, namely Milan, it makes sense I think Mourinho wants his squad to have more quality players. For now, Mourinho has no choice but to utilize existing resources, regarding Lukaku it seems that Roma does not have a permanent purchase clause at the end of the season from Chelsea. The most realistic thing for Roma is to finish in the UCL zone at the end of the season, although it is too early to predict, the fact is that it is still difficult for Roma to challenge for the Scudetto. |
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After all, the match will be played at the Santiago Bernabéu and of course, it is not surprising that Real Madrid in this match will also be projected to win. Because anyway, at this moment also Union Berlin in the Bundesliga is not in good results and thus, then I personally do not hesitate to say that Real Madrid will win. But one thing I am sure of is, it looks like Real Madrid will not win big. Because yes, considering Real Madrid will play against Atletico in the next match in La Liga. Therefore, it looks like Real Madrid will remain careful also in today Champion League match, because Real Madrid must also maintain good conditions for the next match in La Liga against Atletico.
Playing at home will provide an advantage for Ancelotti squad, and of course Union Berlin is not a big problem on paper. Of course Los Blancos cannot underestimate the German representative. However, I predict that this match will feature lots of goals, Madrid can win the match with a goal margin of more than 2. Even though captain Dani Carvajal is not supported, I think Vazquez will be able to cover this hole well. I think Madrid focus now is on the bigger Champions League, when they meet ATM, Vinicius and Arda Guler looks like he will be available again. So Ancelotti will try his best for their first match this time, the match will start soon. |
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Manchester United never ends getting bad news and this time it is the turn of their right back, Wan Bissaka, who has been declared to be out for 2 months due to his injury. Wan Bissaka suffered an injury last week when they hosted Brighton but not only did they lose, but now Manchester United have lost one of their important players. We know that initially Wan Bissaka was very doubtful as a starter but thanks to his hard work he is now the main choice for Erik ten hag. If we look at the defender options available at Manchester United now there are not many choices and this could be a problem that will be difficult to solve. Moreover, today they have an away UCL match against Bayern Munich and seeing Manchester United's readiness, it is clear that they are very doubtful about winning. On the other hand, for EPL matches it will of course also be a loss if the players continue to suffer injuries and I think if this continues it is not impossible that Manchester United will finish in a bad place this season. Source: https://theathletic.com/4873702/2023/09/18/aaron-wan-bissaka-manchester-united-injury/it is clear that Bissaka's injury is a loss and a problem for United's defense. Ten Hag will definitely be very confused about this, and there are not many names he can choose to face Munich. today maybe United will give up on Munich if their performance is not much different from before. Ten Hag really had problems in defense. and losing Bissaka will certainly open up even more gaps. Maybe this will be Munich's opportunity to score lots of goals. look at United's performance in the first 5 matches in the Premier League. of course fans won't like it. Even though there is still quite a long way to go in the season, if Ten Hag doesn't do something in United's defense, I'm sure this half of the season will be bad for United. If you look closely, both teams are actually facing the same situation, namely player injuries. I think the only difference is the consistency of the two in achieving victory in their respective domestic leagues, in this case Bayern Munchen is more stable than Man United. In terms of squad depth, the two are also quite balanced, but in terms of coaching, Tuchel is still better than Ten Hag. As we know, Munchen greatest luck is playing in front of its own supporters. I don't think Man United just lost to Brighton can be used as a complete benchmark. Regarding predictions, I think Bayern will win narrowly this time, and the possibility of a draw is very difficult to realize. |
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Maybe if Chelsea played in the Champions League they would be in first place beating PSG and several teams from the English top league because Chelsea spent at least more than 400 million euros, a fantastic figure. FC Barcelona only spent a small amount because that is what they had to do otherwise sanctions would be possible. Successfully winning in the first match against Antwerp cannot yet describe Barcelona is a successful team in the Champions League this season because the journey is still very far away, but seeing Joao Felix score two goals, it seems like this player has regained his passion for playing and Barcelona is not spending a lot of money on this player very lucky, especially if he is consistent at Barcelona. Chelsea efforts to build a new squad under Pochettino command take up quite a large budget, but so far this has not had a significant impact on the club. Barcelona have had greater luck by relying on a player loan policy, so far Joao Felix has been quite successful, I think, in making a contribution to the Blaugrana. However, we know that large player spending figures do not guarantee success in winning trophies, for example PSG. So far I think only Real Madrid, Man City and Arsenal have been successful with their new recruits, because they can immediately make a direct contribution to the club. Arsenal are one of the contenders for champions in the EPL, after making transfers to recruit Declan Rice and Kai Havertz at quite expensive prices, now they are just waiting to see what impact they can have on the UCL. |
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Because here we are still on the topic of Saudi league teams, so I'm talking about it here.
Al-Nassr achieved victory during last night's match in the AFC champions league against hosts Persepolis who are representatives of Iran. Ronaldo and his friends managed to win with a score of 0-2 and each goal was scored by Ghareeb and Qasem. Even though this time Ronaldo failed to score a goal in the AFC Champions League competition, I think he will do it in the next match. This was Al-Nassr's first win and also placed them at the top of group E with 3 points. This is a new competition for Ronaldo after previously finishing in the European Champions League and now he definitely wants to aim for a new target with Al-Nassr to win the AFC Champions League title later.
Ronaldo still has a big chance of scoring a goal in the Asian Champions League, Al Nassr looks like they will succeed in qualifying as group E winners. Rodalno first appearance on the Asian Champions League stage sounds a little different, because Ronaldo is very familiar with UCL in Europe. His presence automatically raises the prestige of the competition, and I think Ronaldo will target the top scorer in every competition he participates in. Al Nassr next match will be against AL Ahli in the SPL, I think this will be very interesting to wait for. Because both clubs have former European players who have made both of them quite strong this season, this match is like a derby in the SPL. |
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I really didn't expect that PSG could win absolutely against Dortmund with a score of 2 - 0 and of course many people thought PSG would have difficulty in this match so the final result was predicted to be a draw but PSG actually put up quite a good fight and dominated the game this really extraordinary for Mbappe and his fellow PSG players.
I was also quite surprised to see that they were able to win with a fairly convincing goal margin, perhaps because a few days earlier they lost to Nice at home, which raised doubts about PSG being able to get points from Dortmund, or maybe because Dortmund themselves were in a situation that was not much different from PSG is also experiencing difficulties in the domestic league so PSG faces opponents who are quite balanced in terms of strength. This victory will again lift PSG's enthusiasm to be able to win in Ligue 1 in the match week 6 against Marseille. If they succeed in winning, it will again bring them up the rankings and shift Marseille, who are also contenders for the title. PSG victory was a bit of entertainment for their fans, after their previous home defeat against Nice. It makes sense, as you said, PSG victory was due to Dortmund inconsistent conditions in the Bundesliga. As a result, PSG was able to secure full points with a promising score, the situation again benefited Enrique squad because Milan drew with Newcastle. Even though Group F is considered difficult, it looks like PSG has a big chance of winning the group. I think this good capital has increased the players overall confidence, the Marsielle match will be a momentum to return to the top of the standings. Even though it won't be easy, PSG looks like they will be able to secure full points even with a narrow win. |
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Among the matches played yesterday, there was no match whose outcome surprised me. We saw the expected results, the favorite teams won the match. We will probably see similar results in tonight's matches.
The match I am eagerly awaiting is the match between Bayern and Manchester United tonight. Everyone sees Bayern as the favorite team, but Manchester can win points from this match if they can defend well
It is true that all the teams that get full points are the top seeds in their respective groups, the draw between Lazio vs Atletico might be a dramatic one. Barcelona was quite promising with a big win over Antwerp 5-0 without reply, Joao Felix appeared impressive. It seems true, the results will enable the top teams to achieve victory. Apart from the Man United vs Bayern Munchen match, there is a match between Arsenal vs PSV which I think is quite interesting. I look forward to Arsenal strength in the UCL this season, after they have been quite tough and consistent in the EPL. Whether they will be promising enough in the group phase and succeed in becoming group favorites will be interesting to watch. |
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The legacy of Sir Alex creates a lot of pressure and expectations.
After his retirement, the fans want the same thing that Sir Alex achieved, And this puts great pressure on the club.
I don't blame ETH for how the team has been playing, United players don't fight back to get the ball when they lose it, ETH needs 110% from every player. No drama, just football.
And I still believe. Just time and Manchester United will be back again.
Blaming a coach will not solve the problem or get better results, because what Manchester United needs to do now is continue to play better and forget about the bad results at the start of this season. Today Manchester United must be able to play quite well in the UCL group stage even though the opponent is a very tough team, but at least Manchester United must be able to match the match with Bayern Munich if they cannot get three points. In fact, currently Ten Hag is the person most responsible for Manchester United's poor performance, after bringing in the players he wanted, the Manchester United team even spent a huge transfer fee to bring in the players Ten Hag wanted but the results were very disappointing. . I am now very pessimistic about the Manchester United team being able to recover. The match against Bayern in the UCL will be very difficult for Manchester United, especially since their performance has been very bad in the last few matches, of course this will affect their mentality. In the Ferguson era, there were no players who dared to show their ego on the field, like Bruno and Rasford. The dressing room can be under Ferguson complete control, and of course no player feels more important and prioritized at the club. Ten Hag efforts to bring The Red Devils to victory are always in contrast to the results on the field. I think Ten Hag must have the courage to take a firm stance towards his players, if they can't work together well and give maximum effort then they should be benched. Man United efforts to recover will be determined in the match against Bayern Munchen, even though Ten Hag squad is not at all superior. Ten Hag must be really smart in formulating the starting XI this time, otherwise he will miss out by a large margin. Only great luck could see United pick up points at the Alianz Arena, and Thucel squad experienced a decline in form. |
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I hope this doesn't affect Realmadrid much because they might manage to win the match against Union Berlin im the Champions league opener as expected but against Atletico Madrid they'll need the support of their full squad to win Atletico and Ancelotti' would be hoping he fully recovers and be in full form for the derby,Realmadrid has suffered lots of injury with their key players this season and that's one thing Ancelotti would be very worried about because he'll need his key players to help be moe successful in winning the league and probably the Champions league this season. However the match against Union Berlin shouldn't be an issue for Madrid because they've got a better experience which is an advantage and more experienced players that's been successful in the tournament, and hopefully Jude Bellingham would score his first Champions League goal for Realmadrid today. I think Union Berlin and Atletico won't be a big problem for Real Madrid even without Carvajal strengthening them, because ATM is also not in good condition. Madrid winning percentage against Union Berlin is quite large, especially since Los Blancos played in front of their own supporters. In line with this, ATM has just been held to a draw by Lazio, the performance of Diego Simeone squad has not been consistent so far. Ancelotti still has a replacement to replace Dani Carvajal, Lucas Vazquez could potentially replace him. Reportedly Ancelotti has confirmed that Carvajal will be available again for the derby match, but he is waiting for developments regarding his injury. |
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Mourinho is an experienced coach who has contributed to other teams with very perfect achievements and currently Mourinho has a new challenge to bring Roma to a better place which is more worthy of improving the performance of his players who should be more solid as you said. even if the victory against Empoli was not very impressive because Empoli was only a weak team, at least with this big score, Roma was able to feel proud of their good achievement in yesterday match. with yesterday match I became more convinced that it was time for Mourinho to contribute his best strategy to relieve this bad performance. He's just an overpaid lucky man who can't do anything he only has the name that he uses to get paid and to convince some chicken who still thinks he is good the Lukaku deal too, just luck. Juventus didn't want to conclude by also taking money, other teams avoided him because the fans were against it so they were able to sign him (I remember it's a loan) So better luck than that, really.
I think with what he has achieved in the past, Mourinho is still one of the best at the moment. I think one of the weaknesses at AS Roma lies in finances, Mourinho is not supported by an adequate budget to build a squad. Regarding Lukaku who failed to go to Juventus, this was because Dusan Vlahovic failed to be released in the transfer market as well. I think the fans rejection is only temporary, like Cuaddrado who moved from Juventus to Inter Milan. Mourinho success in borrowing Lukaku from Chelsea is not just luck, I think the situation is mutually beneficial for both parties. Lukaku wants to continue playing at European level, and Roma needs a striker. On the other hand, Chelsea wants to let Lukaku go because it is no longer part of Pochettino plans, it makes sense I think if we call it mutual benefit. |
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as kicker just reported, the deal between fcb and dfb regarding Julian Nagelsmann is through. JN will become the new national coach of germany and will then receive a ten-month contract until the end of the european championship and will coach the dfb team for the first time on the international trip to the usa from october 9 to 18.
Honestly do you think it is a good choice for Germany team? Nagelsman failed to succeed in Bayern Munich not because he is not talented but because of his age is too young. Many star players in Bayern Munich likely did not respect Nagelsman enough and it is issue of Bayern Munich in the last season. Bayern Munich in their turn, always contribute many players for German team so the problems from Bayern Munich will be seen on German team again. Problems of German team not only come from Hansi Flick but also come from quality of their players. Recent years, Germany don't have good strikers and after Miroslav Klose, Mario Gomez, it's hard to find a good striker at world class level for their national team. It is big problem in big tournaments like World Cup and Euro and only Nagelsman with a few months is not enough to resolve this big problem. I think there are many options for the DFB in choosing a new coach, but the DFB orientation must always be towards local coaches or from their own country. Former German national team captain Michael Ballack encouraged the DFB to recruit Louis Van Gaal, according to him Van Gaal is worthy to be Der Panzer coach because he has a lot of flying experience and is full of experience. The appointment of Julian Nagelsmann is of course no different from what I said at the beginning, that the DFB requires its national team to be trained by a local coach. It is true that Bayern Munchen and Dortmund are the clubs that send the most players to the German national team, as are the examples of Madrid and Barca in the Spanish national team. Regarding Julian Nagelsmann not being able to fully control the dressing room at Bayern, it seems that for his duties with the German national team he is given more power, when deciding on player call-ups to strengthen the squad. |
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For Asian team have Japan is close candidate will be success in the future because many of their player are in the top European teams, difference with other Asian teams more spending and enjoying with domestic league and comfortable joining with their domestic league team than have to play for European teams. I think Asian have better performance than African teams and Asian teams more dominance in every World Cup edition.
No doubt with quality or level from European national teams like France have success managed to final stage on last edition but don't forget with opportunity from Argentina and Brazil will be candidate winning next World Cup.
If you look at the FIFA rankings, Japan is ranked 20th on the list of the best national teams. The top five are filled with Argentina, France, Brazil, England and Belgium, and Japan is the only national team representing the AFC zone in the top 20. Meanwhile, the CAF Zone has two representatives in the top 20, namely Morocco and Senegal. Thus, Japan chances in the future will certainly be brighter for future World Cup competitions i think. It is true that many Japan players play in Europe with the best clubs, this is one of the reasons why they are so strong against Asian friends. However, if you look at these facts, the national team from the CAF region is better now than the AFC national team because it has two representatives there. If we talk about predictions, I will put Brazil in first place as the favorite for the upcoming 2026 World Cup edition. |
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I think if Antony is found not guilty, this situation will not make Antony part of the Man United squad in the near future. Like Mason Greenwood, Man United internal team will take a stand by releasing him in the transfer market. It is also possible that The Red Devils management will release him in the next transfer market. It is difficult to describe United situation in the Ten Hag coaching era, there are many aspects that need to be improved. |
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Leverkusen is doing well this season, and I was not even sure that they would draw with Bayern Munich even though they are still beginning if the season. However, we can never say that they won't perform similarly to Dortmund given that the season has only just begun, and they will likely continue to be leading the league if they don't sell any top players like Dortmund did without replacing them. Anyway, I can see that Dortmund has improved from last season wining against Freiburg. Leverkusen's position at the top surprised me greatly, but a team cannot always hold the top spot. I am confident that Bayern Munich will soon overtake Leverkusen with points.
I also predict the same thing will happen, that Bayern Munchen will return to the top of the standings. However, the achievements made by the Laverkusen squad under the command of Xabi Alonso are worthy of appreciation, so far the squad has not been defeated. So it's not wrong to put them better than Dortmund this season, because the standings facts show that. The draw in Leverkusen meeting with Munchen gave rise to new rumors that Thomas Tuchel would be replaced. Xabi Alonso name has emerged to become Tuchel successor in charge of FC Hollywood. However, I think this is just a rumor, because Xabi has just extended his contract. |
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On matchday 7 next Al Nassr will face against Al Ahli. It is an important match for both of them, and they will beat each other in that match. If Al Nassr win, I think Al Hilal will be grateful to Al Nassr. Because the potential for Al Ahli to overtake Al Hilal in the coming week is gone. But if Al Nassr loses, I think there is little chance for Ronaldo and team to get closer to the first position, which are currently occupied by Al Hilal very well. I mean, the gap points between Al Nassr to Al Hilal will widen.
The seventh week match between Al Ahli versus Al Nassr is one of the derbies in the SPL I think, clearly the result of this match will affect the standings. Even though Al Hilal will benefit from the Al Nassr vs Al Ahli match, of course the condition is that Al Hilal must be able to win the match against Damac FC. In this way, the difference in points at the top of the standings will be greater, on paper Al Hilal has a very good chance of doing so. Regarding the Al Nassr versus Al Ahli derby, I think it is very interesting, how Ronaldo and Mane squad will meet the strength of Fermino and Mahrez squad. We know that both teams have adequate squad depth this season, I think a draw will be difficult. |
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I'm quite surprised with the odds of Milan - Newcastle game honestly. Because maybe Milan are the favourite team to win but the odd gap is really small. I would have expected Milan to be shown more favourite than this for this game. Because Newcastle are in much worse condition than them right now.
I know Milan were demolished by Inter the last time but their general look is still solid. In San Siro I will be expecting Milan to win as well. But the score gap wouldn't be that many of course. I expect a win by one goal gap for Milan.
It's true that the percentage is very small, the big defeat they received in the derby match reduced Milan chances. Even though they are not newcomers, Milan does not have good confidence, on the other hand, Newcastle will visit with slightly better capital. I think Milan only luck is playing at home, where Tonali will return for the first time as a Newcastle player. However, the prediction is that Milan can secure points even though they have to work hard, hoping that Giroud will be the difference. It is recorded that this is the first meeting between Milan and Newcastle in history, Pioli must improve Milan defense if he doesn't want to miss a quick goal. However, Milan has a good history in the Champions League, and of course Newcastle has the ambition to make this first meeting memorable with a win. one of the interesting matches to wait for, don't forget that Group F is Hell. |
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The current problems Chelsea are suffering from are too difficult to solve. Blaming Pochettino for his decision to reshuffle earlier will also not have any impact because his performance has not changed. Poche did what he thought was good and I think he also tried to do something for Chelsea to improve but in the end his decision was still wrong.
The change from Potter to Lampard some time ago I actually said that Lampard would only be a sacrifice for Chelsea and now for Poche is also the same in the end he will be a sacrifice for Chelsea's poor performance.
The uncertainty of who is to blame will make the coach affected in any case so that what Poche did before will still be considered a mistake.
Responding to Chelsea situation, I think the same as Man United, it is true that the steps taken by Pochettino are the best for him. However, the fans' orientation remains on winning, as does the club owner. The absence of several key players cannot be an absolute reason to scapegoat a decline in performance. What happened was a form of club policy that did not take into account the players they recruited, who were young, had little experience and were expensive. When adding players cannot be done, changing coaches may not necessarily improve performance. Automatically, The Blues have to survive and find the best way out for now, by not competing in the UCL, Pochettino should be able to do it more quickly. |
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Mbappe is somewhat weak in decision making, so far he has not been able to make the right decision for his career. For some time it was heard that he would leave PSG to join Real Madrid, and after a few days there were rumors that he would stay at PSG again.
For the last three seasons, Mbappe was initially interested in signing with Real Madrid, but he changed his mind again after receiving a large financial offer from PSG and some power at the club, and he once again stayed at PSG.
When the transfer market was open this season, he said he would not renew his contract with PSG this season, and that he would change the club as a free agent next season, but he renewed his contract with PSG again just before the transfer market closed. It is evident in his actions that Mbappe can never stay in one mind or take the right decision.
There are rumors that Mbappe has a release clause to Real Madrid in the new contract renewal. On the one hand, this contract renewal step is part of PSG efforts to anticipate Mbappe free transfer, it is very likely that Mbappe will join after this season is over. Regarding Mbappe decision to stay, it was stated at the beginning that he would stay until his contract ended. Mbappe biggest push to leave PSG is to win the European Champions League and pursue the status of best player. It makes sense, I think, if with Madrid there is a big possibility that Mbappe can make it happen, along with these individual achievements. In the end, I think Mbappe will leave PSG, it's just a matter of time sooner or later. |
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