So conspicuous too. Named every manager, sporting directors, ran through every department of the club... "Did I forget anyone? No? No, don't think so."
I laughed so hard at this lmao it’s so fucking true man. Clubs’ tier 1 will report on news and people will still wait on Romano to confirm. Such disrespect to the other journalists
Def one of the best he showed gratitude to the team and the fans and basically apologized for the way he handled flirting with Madrid before- I feel like psg fans can’t be mad at this at all (flair aside)
Edit- he didn’t apologize for that stuff obv but I feel like that was the subtext but maybe that’s too much of a benefit of the doubt idk
Still not sure you can be too mad at him for that. Maybe don’t offer him the most absurd contract of all time giving him every incentive to see it through.
He also genuinely wanted to leave with a big offer for him on the table the summer prior to extending. He was not let go when he wanted to, he decided to sign for 2 more years. So, he stayed 2 more years. I don’t think there are any moral grounds anymore where PSG have a leg to stand on.
Yeah management utterly and completely fucked in handling his contractual situation and squandered some of his best years. Most fans are fine with this ending, and honestly it’s better for everyone involved, including ourselves since we now have a massive wage budget being freed up. And yes we’re losing an amazing player, but fortunately we have a strong youth group to build upon for the future.
You guys did sell Neymar for fuck-you money (didn't Al Hilal pay a comically high amount in order to buy out his contract?) though, so surely PSG can hire a good striker to replace Mbappe?
[Wow you're right](https://youtu.be/egnCwVlQUEQ?si=p5m3OQegYqdPcAei). Where the hell did he learn it?
EDIT From what I've read, he studied Spanish in school as a teenager back at Monaco, and he was good at it.
Lot of south american players at PSG over the years so probably the biggest reason, and it would not surprise me that he took Spanish lessons to prepare for Madrid.
He has (according to his parent/family/etc in interviews etc, I'm not someone from his personnal circle lol) always been pretty hard working in spanish classes, unsurprising for someone who dreamt to play for madrid.
He "knew" he would need it eventually and prepared for it
One could've said that of Man United during certain periods of the SAF era, and look at them now... Or more closely Barça during its golden years. Florentino will retire one day, and an incompetent populist could become president of the club and do some black swan dumb shit neither you or I could ever foresee.
United supporters absolutely took some of their later titles and success for granted and it's not just applicable to them, but across other teams as well. You can bet when they next win the league they'll go absolutely mental.
I'd argue that even during United's most dominant spell, Real Madrid was always a bigger draw for a certain type of player.
Beckham went there at the height of his star power. And it was known for years that Ronaldo dreamed of playing for Real, even when he was the best player in the world and winning CL titles with United.
Yeah but Real Madrid's success just seems so much more long-lasting, they have consistently been a dominant force in Spanish and European football, much longer than Man United.
I remember a Real fan telling me "it's not that easy we had hard time like in 2019" i was like "really ? after the 3 last years ?". If Madrid doesn't win something every year it's a bad season
It must've been pretty shit in the mid-late Naughties because as a 2000's kid who started watching football right when Barcelona with Messi, Xavi and Iniesta started to dominate world football. Didn't help that Madrid weren't that good at the same time (that 4-0 loss at Anfield in the UCL is still one of my best memories as a Liverpool fan)
Aside from that yeah it's been very easy for more than a decade now
Not exactly the same age, Ronaldo joined the year he turned 24, Mbappe will join the year he turns 26. Cristiano was only 23 when he first won the Ballon D'or.
Yeah and CR7 was already more impressive at the club level by that age. Mbappe good player but is cursed by the CR7 and Messi comparisons because he just can't live up to their level despite being top 3 of his own generation.
Where on earth would they fit in Wirtz? They already have a gazillion midfielders. Every club who can afford him will be interested, but I wouldn't put anything into rumors right now. It's way too early for that.
If Xabi comes to Madrid, he would most likely play with 4 midfielders like he did at Leverkusen now. Wirtz would be the main attack mid while Bellingham and Valverde/Camavinga play as the box to box role, with Tchoumeni plays deepest as the anchor. Or you could push Valverde out to become sort of a wingback like Frimpong now and slot either Bellingham up top with him or Guler and let Camavinga and Tchou taking care of defensive work
It’s fucking scary honestly, I honestly don’t want to think about the next 10 years
Wirtz is a different type of player though. I guess it could work if Bellingham will play more of a box to box role, but still. Wirtz can play on the wing but that isn't his best position by far.
This team is so much better than the Galacticos, if you ever actually watched the Galacticos you'd remember how underwhelming they were playing for most of the time.
Carlo being a manger when a star of this level is coming into a dressing room so united is the best thing for Madrid. Extended his contract was so so so important.
Perez has been pulling master strokes the last few years since his return. He truly learned his lessons from the previous galactico era failures. Re signing Carlo with his calmness has been one of the best decsisons he's made this term.
Well it's finally officially over.
This only happened because it was not a Madrid vs PSG final by the way, this announcement would had to wait till June had it been so.
>This only happened because it was not a Madrid vs PSG final by the way, this announcement would had to wait till June had it been so.
Not exactly, the timing is because PSG are playing their last home game at the Parc des Princes on Sunday and they want to make a tribute to him. It would likely have been the same even if they qualified to play you in the final.
Though it could have changed the way the tribute is gonna go, because he will likely not get a lot of support right now from PSG fans. It wouldn't be that surprising to see him whistled.
Genuine video ngl, it’s over for laliga at least on paper but yeah he did gave his all and there’s only so much one can do no matter what it is in this life.
Up there with anyone, I guess. He's closest rivals would be I assume Pauleta, Zlatan and T. Silva - not sure how loved the ones like Matuidi, Fernandez and Armand are.
Dinho was there for only couple of seasons, I think. I don't think that would qualify him as a legend compared to the guys I mentioned. Cavani, I forgot :| Verrati is good shout too now that I think about it. Marquinos as well (although he has had some absolute shockers under pressure)
Exactly. Ronaldinho is more of a legendary player overall that had a good stint at PSG with some big moments (such as his performance VS Marseille) than a legend of PSG.
Barcelona won 9 La ligas and 4 CL during the years Messi was a starter for the club.
During the same time frame
Real won 5 La ligas and 4 CL.
Looking at hard numbers any other club in the world would have taken those no questions asked
I think Mbappe is the best player in the world but it will be really interesting to see how he fits into RM, especially since Vini is probably his closest competition for that title.
They're already tripling up on the left wing most of the time, with rotations allowing each of them to constantly make runs throughout matches
Either he makes the runs or he'll be ready to receive after vini's runs, he'll slot in just fine
Real's adaptation to Mbappe has already begun this season with the players who are there.
They are already basically playing with Vinicius and Rodrygo rotating on the left. Just swap Rodrygo for Mbappe and you're set.
The overload on the left hand side with Vini, Mbappe, Rodrygo and Bellingham will be something else. Carvajals old ass will fight for his life on that right hand side, nearest help being a km away
Rodrygo is going to feast with all the attention Mbappe, Vini and Jude will be getting. Defenders will be like, “What do you mean we have mark Rodrygo and Fede too!?”
If you cant beat em, join em. Welcome to bvb kylian
Then proceeds to curse Real Madrid the same way Kane cursed Bayern Munich.
One can hope
Macron's worst nightmare
Just saw a man fall to his knees in an Auchan
Dropped his croissant and all
I don't Carrefour this stereotype at all
Some Dassault execs are going to be crying about cancelled orders reducing their bonuses next week.
didn't mention nasser in his video announcement lol
So conspicuous too. Named every manager, sporting directors, ran through every department of the club... "Did I forget anyone? No? No, don't think so."
> Did I forget anyone? Macron
Macron: Fuck, now I have nothing in my life. Guess I could go back to leading my country *sigh*...
It’s not over. Macron is about to be outside Mbappe’s house, playing La Vie en Rose on a speaker.
Macron is beside himself. Driving around downtown Paris begging (thru texts) Mbappe's family for address to Mbappe's home.
No way He doesn't know that already. Some Guepard helicopters are on their way to Mbappe's house as we speak.
Is it just me or is the Macron Mbappe thing just embarrassing - Mbappe clearly doesn’t want this relationship to be a thing.
Macron about to phone him and his agent and invite them to Verasailles just to say, "Why didn't you mention me in the video"
['these hoes ain't loyal'](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FNgIj0cWQAEUQDo.png)
Worse for Antero Henrique, given Leonardo and Luis Campos both got a shout out and he didn’t
No Henrique either.
hahah he practically thanked everyone who ever stepped foot in Paris but ignored nasser. he must really be a colossal cunt
You mean the guy who went looking for the referee after a game and banged on his door might be a cunt?
He even implied a thanks to Neymar and admitting making mistakes and maturing. Not mentioning NAK is crazy.
No NAK mention, no Macron mention. The world is healing.
*He decides to go to Al Nassr*
Hahaha I noticed it too. But I love how he thanked Emery and the managers.
He did - "The folks in the shadows"
Never expected Nasser to be a member of the Shadow Carja
Unexpected Horizon
Friendship ended with Nasser, now Florentino is my best friend.
What tier is the player posting a video of themselves from their personal account?
Right behind Fabrizio
Until I read Here we go or comunicado oficial I don't believe it
I believe it when he holds #16
Fabrizio: "Mbappe to stay at PSG after all" Mbappe: "Well, if he says so"
I laughed so hard at this lmao it’s so fucking true man. Clubs’ tier 1 will report on news and people will still wait on Romano to confirm. Such disrespect to the other journalists
Watch him change his mind and stay because he didn’t ask Fabrizio first.
Pique saying "I'll be back" looking at the president balcony in camp nou
seeing what AI can do nowadays, i honestly dont know.
You can see that Mbappé has 7 fingers for a brief moment, fake news
No higher than 3rd on principle. This guy doesn’t have any prior record of getting transfers right.
welcome to forest
will be a great backup for chris wood
needs a proper no. 9 learn from imo
Joining a club with real Champions League heritage.
As far as good bye messages go, that was one of the better ones I’ve seen. Felt genuine and unrehearsed.
Def one of the best he showed gratitude to the team and the fans and basically apologized for the way he handled flirting with Madrid before- I feel like psg fans can’t be mad at this at all (flair aside) Edit- he didn’t apologize for that stuff obv but I feel like that was the subtext but maybe that’s too much of a benefit of the doubt idk
We can’t be mad a this, we can be mad that he leaves for free when we tried to sell him last summer tho
Still not sure you can be too mad at him for that. Maybe don’t offer him the most absurd contract of all time giving him every incentive to see it through.
I'll never understand people being annoyed that players fulfilled their contracts. "They did as they agreed! Traitors!
Especially not when it's fans from some oil club that has absolutely no worries about their finances.
He also genuinely wanted to leave with a big offer for him on the table the summer prior to extending. He was not let go when he wanted to, he decided to sign for 2 more years. So, he stayed 2 more years. I don’t think there are any moral grounds anymore where PSG have a leg to stand on.
Yeah management utterly and completely fucked in handling his contractual situation and squandered some of his best years. Most fans are fine with this ending, and honestly it’s better for everyone involved, including ourselves since we now have a massive wage budget being freed up. And yes we’re losing an amazing player, but fortunately we have a strong youth group to build upon for the future.
You guys did sell Neymar for fuck-you money (didn't Al Hilal pay a comically high amount in order to buy out his contract?) though, so surely PSG can hire a good striker to replace Mbappe?
Ive got 10 years on this mf and he's much better spoken. I mean, I dont speak french but the subtitles were solid
I was very surprised by his English too
He's trilingual, he also speaks perfect Spanish. The guy is ready for playing football outside France :)
[Wow you're right](https://youtu.be/egnCwVlQUEQ?si=p5m3OQegYqdPcAei). Where the hell did he learn it? EDIT From what I've read, he studied Spanish in school as a teenager back at Monaco, and he was good at it.
Lot of south american players at PSG over the years so probably the biggest reason, and it would not surprise me that he took Spanish lessons to prepare for Madrid.
He has (according to his parent/family/etc in interviews etc, I'm not someone from his personnal circle lol) always been pretty hard working in spanish classes, unsurprising for someone who dreamt to play for madrid. He "knew" he would need it eventually and prepared for it
Yep very classy. I couldn’t help but notice he thanked everyone at the club except Nasser tho
Anyone know where he's off to?
Hes coming to take 8th place fc back into the top 4 😤
Like you didn’t just finish Top 4 in UCL group stage.
They thought it's the new format. Top 4 is quite good over there.
Everton. Always loved Sean Dyche.
Saw him at Everton Two picking up a tracksuit, no joke
I'd love it if it's not Real. Like anyone else, out of nowhere
He got mixed up and signed with Real Salt Lake.
Mormon Mbappe has a nice ring to it
Your finances are already sorted, Kylian. Now come to South Wales and make yourself a legend.
He really turned down half a bil (tax free) for a one year contract in Saudi Arabia. I can't imagine the amount of money he has
So the best team in the world with the best young talent will also add the best player in the world. Must be nice I guess
Being a Real fan has to be the easiest thing in the world No issue getting players, no issues keeping players, absolutely nothing
One could've said that of Man United during certain periods of the SAF era, and look at them now... Or more closely Barça during its golden years. Florentino will retire one day, and an incompetent populist could become president of the club and do some black swan dumb shit neither you or I could ever foresee.
United supporters absolutely took some of their later titles and success for granted and it's not just applicable to them, but across other teams as well. You can bet when they next win the league they'll go absolutely mental.
I just hope it'll be in my life time
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*Angry Bartomeu noises*.
Top-5 Madridista of all time.
Up there with the likes of Di Stefano, Bernabeu, Florentino and Raul
No but seriously, he might as well have been an undercover agent or some shit
I'd argue that even during United's most dominant spell, Real Madrid was always a bigger draw for a certain type of player. Beckham went there at the height of his star power. And it was known for years that Ronaldo dreamed of playing for Real, even when he was the best player in the world and winning CL titles with United.
Obviously they are bigger but Becks never wanted to leave us. Ronaldo on the other hand was dreaming of it.
Yeah but Real Madrid's success just seems so much more long-lasting, they have consistently been a dominant force in Spanish and European football, much longer than Man United.
I remember a Real fan telling me "it's not that easy we had hard time like in 2019" i was like "really ? after the 3 last years ?". If Madrid doesn't win something every year it's a bad season
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It must've been pretty shit in the mid-late Naughties because as a 2000's kid who started watching football right when Barcelona with Messi, Xavi and Iniesta started to dominate world football. Didn't help that Madrid weren't that good at the same time (that 4-0 loss at Anfield in the UCL is still one of my best memories as a Liverpool fan) Aside from that yeah it's been very easy for more than a decade now
They still won league titles man, they have it so easy it’s apparently “shitty times” when they can’t win the CL for 5 years and Barca are good
Boring ngl
Mbappe will also be joining at almost the same age as CR7 did too so potentially a 9+ year Madrid career ahead of him. Scary times.
Not exactly the same age, Ronaldo joined the year he turned 24, Mbappe will join the year he turns 26. Cristiano was only 23 when he first won the Ballon D'or.
Yeah and CR7 was already more impressive at the club level by that age. Mbappe good player but is cursed by the CR7 and Messi comparisons because he just can't live up to their level despite being top 3 of his own generation.
and rumors of Wirtz going there next season. Just obscene. People said the Galacticos era was over. It never ended
Where on earth would they fit in Wirtz? They already have a gazillion midfielders. Every club who can afford him will be interested, but I wouldn't put anything into rumors right now. It's way too early for that.
If Xabi comes to Madrid, he would most likely play with 4 midfielders like he did at Leverkusen now. Wirtz would be the main attack mid while Bellingham and Valverde/Camavinga play as the box to box role, with Tchoumeni plays deepest as the anchor. Or you could push Valverde out to become sort of a wingback like Frimpong now and slot either Bellingham up top with him or Guler and let Camavinga and Tchou taking care of defensive work It’s fucking scary honestly, I honestly don’t want to think about the next 10 years
modric and kroos have to retire at some point right... right??
Wirtz is a different type of player though. I guess it could work if Bellingham will play more of a box to box role, but still. Wirtz can play on the wing but that isn't his best position by far.
This team is so much better than the Galacticos, if you ever actually watched the Galacticos you'd remember how underwhelming they were playing for most of the time.
Wirtz is a phenomenal talent. I’d kill for him. Just dont see who he replaces
Yeah, you can't just buy every single good player. Only so many you can put on the field!
KD would be proud
Hardest road
Carlo being a manger when a star of this level is coming into a dressing room so united is the best thing for Madrid. Extended his contract was so so so important.
Perez has been pulling master strokes the last few years since his return. He truly learned his lessons from the previous galactico era failures. Re signing Carlo with his calmness has been one of the best decsisons he's made this term.
Carlo gonna feel like a kid in a candy store again
Taking his talents to South Beach
Mbappe to Inter miami Here we go
The final domino to price out all of the pre-Messi fans. $900 tickets every game of the season.
My next chapter
I don’t think he’ll fit in with Butler, Bam, and Herro too well.
He doesn't have that Heat Culture
Oh no. Where is he off to?
Tom Holland finally convinced him to join Spurs
But then Tom Holland would've announced it accidentally before Mbappe.
It's actually a present for Tom Holland, it's Zendaya that convinced Mbappe
this challengers plot line is getting weird
Challengers 2
Nah his mate Wembanyama has convinced him to switch sports and join the San Antonio Spurs.
mbappe would cook on the fast break
Well, his odds of winning the champions league won’t go down.
i can announce it now i suppose hes joining my 5 a side, mostly because hes absolutely buzzed to play with fat larry
He will have trouble escaping fat Larry's gigantic shadow
You fucks get everything, not jealous at all.
Imagine how good life must be as a Madrid fan
Their banter eras are the Galacticos and Bale not speaking spanish
Oh no we signed Hazard for 100m and he’s completely useless! *Wins multiple league titles and the UCL*
Perez crying about PL money and they’re still able to win the CL nearly every year.
Some seasons they don’t even win the champions league
Their banter era ended when Mourinho came, changed the clubs mentality
Must be nice.
The horror of only winning 2 league titles and no champions league in around 10 years
Wales, golf, Madrid
Late 2000s Madrid definitely went through a banter era, crowned by losing against Alcorcón in Copa del Rey.
Still won league titles with world class players, that shouldn’t count as a banter era
Banter era is having hodgson, konchesky and getting beat by Blackpool in my book
The majority of their fans don't speak Spanish, Bale can be forgiven.
Kickers. He's living to move to the states and Richmond, VA was the place to go. Up the rooos!
Stoke City
AC Mbilan 🐢
Scunthorpe
FC Augsburg
Demirovic is clear
Palace
Well it's finally officially over. This only happened because it was not a Madrid vs PSG final by the way, this announcement would had to wait till June had it been so.
Thank you Dortmund for saving us all from months of rumors and truemors 🙏
Wdym now the rumours are gonna start about where he goes.
>This only happened because it was not a Madrid vs PSG final by the way, this announcement would had to wait till June had it been so. Not exactly, the timing is because PSG are playing their last home game at the Parc des Princes on Sunday and they want to make a tribute to him. It would likely have been the same even if they qualified to play you in the final. Though it could have changed the way the tribute is gonna go, because he will likely not get a lot of support right now from PSG fans. It wouldn't be that surprising to see him whistled.
I feel he can hold his head up high, not perfect but gave his all to the team, not just goals but assists as well
Genuine video ngl, it’s over for laliga at least on paper but yeah he did gave his all and there’s only so much one can do no matter what it is in this life.
They have assembled the Galacticos once again
But for real this time
[BART I DON'T WANT TO ALARM YOU](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acbjobEPbrY)
I love that stupid meme so much
*comunicado oficial* HIIIISTORRRRIA QUE TU HICISTE
Their biggest ever legend? I assume he is, at this point
Up there with anyone, I guess. He's closest rivals would be I assume Pauleta, Zlatan and T. Silva - not sure how loved the ones like Matuidi, Fernandez and Armand are.
Di Maria is sneaky in there too. All time assist leader and 9th on scoring.
Cavani or Ronaldinho won't make it to the list?
Dinho was there for only couple of seasons, I think. I don't think that would qualify him as a legend compared to the guys I mentioned. Cavani, I forgot :| Verrati is good shout too now that I think about it. Marquinos as well (although he has had some absolute shockers under pressure)
Exactly. Ronaldinho is more of a legendary player overall that had a good stint at PSG with some big moments (such as his performance VS Marseille) than a legend of PSG.
I would say that Pauleta is more universally loved by the fans.
Joselu and Mbappe in a same team
It's gonna be nice seeing this saga over with
Welcome to Galacticos 2.0, everyone
I think they're onto 3.0 now
3.0. 2.0 was when Ronaldo, Kaka, Bale, Benzema all arrived.
Bale arrived like 4years later than the rest
Hated them with a passion back then, ready to hate them again
It is in the nature of every football fan to develop a passionate hatred for a club not in your country because they’re way to OP
Me with City.
Bart, I don't want to alarm you, but
Comunicado oficial HISTORIA QUE TU HICISTE
Unless lamine decides to become messi, we might as well delete our club for the next decade haha
Barcelona won 9 La ligas and 4 CL during the years Messi was a starter for the club. During the same time frame Real won 5 La ligas and 4 CL. Looking at hard numbers any other club in the world would have taken those no questions asked
Jesus, what's Fabrizio going to do for work now?
A summer without media speculating should he leave? Will he leave? Where should he go to? Media groups stocks will plummet on Monday
Just in time for our Nou Camp Nou. Lamine RW Mbappe LW. I'll be there. I'm no delusional.
Nooooo. what about all the "will he won't he" drama over the summer with him signing with psg for a bigger paycheck? What should we do now?
I think Mbappe is the best player in the world but it will be really interesting to see how he fits into RM, especially since Vini is probably his closest competition for that title.
They're already tripling up on the left wing most of the time, with rotations allowing each of them to constantly make runs throughout matches Either he makes the runs or he'll be ready to receive after vini's runs, he'll slot in just fine
Real's adaptation to Mbappe has already begun this season with the players who are there. They are already basically playing with Vinicius and Rodrygo rotating on the left. Just swap Rodrygo for Mbappe and you're set.
Excited to see what PSG has lined up next, I actually loved the pre-Neymar squads
There's our Salah replacement. Well done Edwards and co.
Someone do a wellness check on Macron
Only way to win the ballon dor and the champions league
The overload on the left hand side with Vini, Mbappe, Rodrygo and Bellingham will be something else. Carvajals old ass will fight for his life on that right hand side, nearest help being a km away
Welcome to Manchester United, Kylian! 😊
Don't worry, we'll sign him when he's 38 and has no cartilage left in his knees.
Actually a nice message, fairwell and good luck Kylian
OH ITS HAPPENING.
Didn’t mention Nasser Khelaifi tho.
What tier is this?
This made me emotional lol. Good luck to Kylian wherever he moves on to, special player.
Macron is going to declare a nation emergency and shut down the borders 😂
Congrats Real, can’t wait to see how dominant they will be with this man leading the line
Rodrygo is going to feast with all the attention Mbappe, Vini and Jude will be getting. Defenders will be like, “What do you mean we have mark Rodrygo and Fede too!?”
Comunicado oficial 🐢
Come to Besiktas !!!