Mbappe

[4midable]

Transfer listed by PSG
BID?

[NewClaret]

Do it Alan.

[IanMcL]

Burnley folk eat mbappes for breakfast!

[4midable]

Crazy the power.players have these days

[NewClaret]

In all seriousness, would love to bring him to the PL.

[4midable]

Only city and madrid can afford

[timshorts]

I can't see that he's going to get a better contract, certainly not a more influential one away from PSG unless he ends up in Saudi.

[bobinho]

He goes to Barca, they win the ECL. He goes to Madrid, they win it.

He’s an absolute class act. Surround him with the best, that side becomes unbeatable.

[gandhisflipflop]

Only city and madrid can afford

One of the clubs pushing for a super league pleasing poverty after covid?

[GodIsADeeJay81]

He wants Real Madrid, that was always the plan if PSG couldn't win the CL.

[jrgbfc]

Sounds like he's happy to run his contract down and go to Real.

[KRBFC]

He goes to Barca, they win the ECL. He goes to Madrid, they win it.

He’s an absolute class act. Surround him with the best, that side becomes unbeatable.

He’s been surrounded by the best his entire career at PSG, spent eye watering sums and been through about 30 managers, still can’t do anything in Europe.

He’s a fine player, one of the best but everything that is wrong with todays game is Mbappe. Out of control ego, think he’s bigger than any club, power hungry, disruptive mard arse.

[Chuckypad]

Transfer listed by PSG
BID?

I think he plays his best football off either flank, cutting in.

We already have better in those positions

[Pickles]

He’s been surrounded by the best his entire career at PSG, spent eye watering sums and been through about 30 managers, still can’t do anything in Europe.

He’s a fine player, one of the best but everything that is wrong with todays game is Mbappe. Out of control ego, think he’s bigger than any club, power hungry, disruptive mard arse.

Agree. He comes across as a bit of a knob. PSG have paid him whatever he wants, built the side around him, signed who he wants them to sign, play how he wants to play - and he still kicks off every other week.

He's a lazy, selfish player too. And with a massive ego. Struts around like he's been playing for years when he's a kid. Wouldn't be surprised if some older team mates have been tempted to lay one on him once or twice.

[claptrappers_union]

Crazy the power.players have these days

I don't know what he's doing wrong? He signed a contract and he is honouring it.

[KRBFC]

Agree. He comes across as a bit of a knob. PSG have paid him whatever he wants, built the side around him, signed who he wants them to sign, play how he wants to play - and he still kicks off every other week.

He's a lazy, selfish player too. And with a massive ego. Struts around like he's been playing for years when he's a kid. Wouldn't be surprised if some older team mates have been tempted to lay one on him once or twice.

Didn’t he even sign a contract wanting the executive decision on who the clubs manager was. Every week it’s something new with him, wasn’t long ago he was crying about his image rights being breached. Absolute minor things.

I’d have Haaland all day every day over the Mbappe circus, Haaland loves his football, smile on his face, never in the media, a very good footballer who understands he’s being paid very well to play the game he loves.

I wish clubs would put up two fingers to disruptive players like Mbappe but his ability will ultimately get him whatever he wants.

[Pickles]

Didn’t he even sign a contract wanting the executive decision on who the clubs manager was. Every week it’s something new with him, wasn’t long ago he was crying about his image rights being breached. Absolute minor things.

I’d have Haaland all day every day over the Mbappe circus, Haaland loves his football, smile on his face, never in the media, a very good footballer who understands he’s being paid very well to play the game he loves.

I wish clubs would put up two fingers to disruptive players like Mbappe but his ability will ultimately get him whatever he wants.

Something like that, definitely. It just wouldn't happen in other walks of life would it. Some kid rocking up and demanding the management gets changed. He'd be put on his arse. He's an excellent player but like you, I prefer Haaland.

[AfloatinClaret]

He goes to Barca, they win the ECL. He goes to Madrid, they win it.

He’s an absolute class act. Surround him with the best, that side becomes unbeatable.

A bit OTT that; a tidy player I'll grant you and I wouldn't complain if we signed him, but don't get carried away.... He's not Robbie Blake

[Clovius Boofus]

He’s a fine player, one of the best but everything that is wrong with todays game is Mbappe. Out of control ego, think he’s bigger than any club, power hungry, disruptive mard arse.

Todays game? You could be describing some top players from the 60s or 1970s.

[bfcjg]

Can you imagine him teaming up with Harland

[andyh]

Can you imagine him teaming up with Harland

Given he has just been teamed with Messi and Neymar and as a 3 they were a bit meh then I don’t think he would be all that with Haarland.

[Cirrus_Minor]

I wonder if Newcastle fancy having a bid for this lad? Arab money seems to be burning a hole in Howe's pocket during this transfer window.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

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[claret2018]

Why do all the thicko newspapers capitalise random words of a headline

[Andingle]

Al Hilal just bid £259M for Mbappe

[GodIsADeeJay81]

€13.5 million a week in wages....

[davideyresleftear]

Why do all the thicko newspapers capitalise random words of a headline

If they didn't capitalise 'NEXT YEAR', us simpletons might misread the words and think it says something like 'banana' or 'aeroplane'. Then we'd be complaining to the poor newspaper that their headline doesn't make sense. They have to do this.

[Foshiznik]

That wage figure can't be right... that's like double the amount Lebron makes.

[4midable]

That wage figure can't be right... that's like 4 times the amount Lebron makes.

.
2 mil a week is his wage and loyalty bonuses
Hes the biggest earner in sport

[Foshiznik]

.
2 mil a week is his wage and loyalty bonuses
Hes the biggest earner in sport

He will be wages wise. He makes an insignificant amount off the field though, compared to Ronaldo, Messi, Canelo, Lebron, etc. Not going to change by playing in the desert.

[4midable]

He will be wages wise. He makes an insignificant amount off the field though, compared to Ronaldo, Messi, Canelo, Lebron, etc. Not going to change by playing in the desert.

Rumours of a 700 mil contract in saudi
13 a week

[claret2018]

I wonder if any of these Saudi sides are after a non-goalscoring striker who is occasionally good at pressing

[ŽižkovClaret]

You know, i think i'd struggle to turn down 13m a week

[Tribesmen]

You know, i think i'd struggle to turn down 13m a week

Hey i would work for a week then retire

[ŽižkovClaret]

There is a certain level where it makes sense for all parties for him to do a year with the Saudi's, PSG get a wedge, and Mbappe gets to go to Real Madrid next Summer

[Foshiznik]

Rumours of a 700 mil contract in saudi
13 a week

That’s got to be a mistype surely.

[4midable]

That’s got to be a mistype surely.

Seen this

[Claret Alfie]

I don’t think it’ll happen but if the best player in the world goes to Saudi; every other world class player will follow suit.

[4midable]

[Ampth7]

Unbelievable Geoff!!!
It will certainly be interesting to see how this one pans out over the coming weeks. PSG obviously want the money for him, but ultimately the player holds all the cards as per usual.

I personally can’t see Mbappe going to Saudi at all, even if it’s just for a year, which leaves the whole thing in a stalemate, because no other team can afford £260 million plus the batshit crazy salary this Saudi lot are willing to pay him.

In my opinion, what the Saudis are doing cannot be good for the global game, with them seemingly having no checks and measures in place such as FFP to ensure something resembling fair competition. This takes ‘buying’ the game to a whole new level!

[Sproggy]

They can only buy players though.

And those players can disappear into (very wealthy) obscurity for the duration of their contracts. We won't be seeing them play in any of the competitions that matter against any level of decent opposition. In fact we won't be seeing them play full stop because nobody cares about watching whatever it is constitutes the league or cup competitions in Saudi Arabia at a pace resembling a pre-season friendly in front of 4,500 people in the Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium.

[distortiondave]

The only thing that can be done to stop it is for UEFA clubs to say that players in the Saudi League won't be considered for internationals.
It wouldn't be enforceable legally, probably.

[jrgbfc]

Unbelievable Geoff!!!
It will certainly be interesting to see how this one pans out over the coming weeks. PSG obviously want the money for him, but ultimately the player holds all the cards as per usual.

I personally can’t see Mbappe going to Saudi at all, even if it’s just for a year, which leaves the whole thing in a stalemate, because no other team can afford £260 million plus the batshit crazy salary this Saudi lot are willing to pay him.

In my opinion, what the Saudis are doing cannot be good for the global game, with them seemingly having no checks and measures in place such as FFP to ensure something resembling fair competition. This takes ‘buying’ the game to a whole new level!

Is it really that much different to what the Premier league has been doing the last few years?

[Vegas Claret]

He goes to Barca, they win the ECL. He goes to Madrid, they win it.

He’s an absolute class act. Surround him with the best, that side becomes unbeatable.

he was in a team with Neymar and Messi amongst other world class players and they didn't win much.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

That wage figure can't be right... that's like double the amount Lebron makes.

Lebron ain’t as big a name globally to be fair

[kentonclaret]

The world of football and it’s financing gets murkier by the day. I wonder how much Saudi owned Newcastle will manage to get for Saint-Maximin when he departs for the Saudi League?

[Ampth7]

Is it really that much different to what the Premier league has been doing the last few years?

I know what you mean, but this is something else altogether! As annoying as it is seeing teams like Chelsea and City spend crazy money, even they do at least have to play by the FFP rules (yes, I do appreciate FFP isn’t perfect). A £260 million transfer fee plus £600 million pounds per year salary is way above Premier League transfer fees and salaries, all of which will be funded by an oil rich country that seemingly do not have to play by any rules whatsoever. These Saudi teams aren’t just buying success, they are buying the game in its entirety!

[4midable]

BID ACCEPTED

[DCWat]

Bonkers! Money just tossed around like it’s confetti.

[kentonclaret]

Bonkers! Money just tossed around like it’s confetti.

We are talking about Saudi and Qatar so all of the normal rules don’t really apply.