Imminent response to Mbappé from Qatar, not from Paris

The offer of Real Madrid to PSG for Mbappé transcended yesterday, but it has been on the table of the Emir of Qatar for two weeks, who is the one who has the last word. The future of the player, which will be resolved in a few hours, is not decided in Paris but in Doha. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi is the main obstacle to the deal. But it paints little. He is subject to what his boss and king, Tamim Bin Hamad decides Al Thani, who has had a cordial relationship with Florentino for years.

Al Thani has reasons that go beyond football to meet the white offer, something that eludes Al-Khelaifi. But in Madrid they trust that the Emir will make the PSG president come to his senses. In any case, if the operation finally has to be done, it will be done with or without your approval.

The Emir of Qatar does not want the image of PSG as a club / state that abuses the football market in Europe to affect what he really cares about: Qatar's image at the World Cup to be held there in a year and a half. The Mbappé theme transcends beyond football. It is what Al-Khelaifi does not see, but Al Thani does.

The Emir is also convinced that Mbappé does not accept anything other than playing for Madrid. He has rejected six renewal offers from PSG and there is little point in prolonging the situation. He sees it in a different way from his representative in Paris, the president of PSG, who prefers to remain intransigent due to the wear he has had with Madrid.

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president of PSG, refuses to enter into negotiations with Real Madrid for two reasons: pride and the Super League. He has not listened to reasons for a long time and has been empowered by verifying that UEFA has not put a stop to his excesses with the Financial Fair Play (FPF). PSG, with 34 players on the payroll, currently exceeds the FPF limits by 393 million euros, but even so he does not want to accept the offer of 160 million from Real Madrid for Mbappé that would be a relief in his account book. Luckily for Real Madrid, Mbappé's future does not depend on what Al-Khelaifi says in Paris, but on what Al Thani has from Doha.

The reason is the open confrontation between Al-Khelaifi and the clubs that promoted the Super League. The PSG president joined the agreement, but only to blow him up from the inside. He was not interested in leaving UEFA to join an organization where he would be subject to compliance with economic rules. In UEFA, it proposes to grant one euro 'for solidarity purposes' in exchange for each euro that exceeds the FPF. A dark pact. In the Super League he would not have that option. It would be subject to the same salary limits as the rest of the clubs.

This is the real situation about Mbappé at the moment. The outcome is expected in a few hours, but Al Thani may order an express negotiation to save Al-Khelaifi's position. In any case, Mbappé is much closer to Real Madrid than a week ago and its price is equidistant between the 160 million that are already on the table and the 220 that PSG intends. As August 31, the date for the market close, approaches, the positions will get closer.