Mbappé, even more difficult

The fat man of Christmas arrived in football Europe on the 24th, when the news broke. PSG sack Tuchel after winning a match 4-0. A move calculated by the French entity just when it is immersed in important negotiations to renew its main stars, including Mbappé, that he had a very turbulent relationship with the German coach. Bad for Madrid, as his dismissal is a clear obstacle to signing the French star next summer. Now, everything is a bit complicated …

The dismissal of Tuchel is not only an obstacle for Mbappé, it is also an obstacle for Zidane's successor when he is no longer on the bench. Figure of Pochettino, who appears to be the one to replace the German, was also the one chosen by Florentino Pérez to make the transition between Zidane and Raúl when the time came. But that, bringing Pochettino, was a matter of coincidence in time … and it was already complicated.

The movement that Madrid did not contemplate was the dismissal of Tuchel. It is considered, moreover, that it could have been a concession from Leonardo and the owners of PSG to the French star. Last season was very difficult for the relationship between the star and the coach, especially for two episodes in which the footballer was substituted before the end (against Montpellier and Nantes) and showed his displeasure in public. “I am the coach, this is not tennis, an individual sport, but football,” the coach came to recriminate the star. Then, that PSG reached the final of the Champions League seemed to have fixed everything … But it is not like that.

Leonardo was even forced to set up an urgent meeting with Tuchel to smooth things over. It was unveiled by Le Parisien. And that indicated how strategically important Mbappé is for PSG, since he placed the player at the same height as his coach. Now, it's hard to think that Tuchel's successor on the bench has given the yes without being certain that PSG is going to fight for its franchise player.

Madrid plans to undertake their signing next summer… it will be more complicated. The strategy of the white club was based on ensuring that before that date Mbappé does not renew. Otherwise, bringing it will be almost impossible. Now, what the player and his environment suspected a few months ago and that was revealed by AS, is taking hold again, the possibility of renewing, yes, but with a proMadrid clause. That is, agreeing an amount in advance if Madrid wants to sign him in the future. But of course, it would be for an astronomical figure, closer to 250 million euros than the 180 for which Madrid estimated that it would be possible to bring it this summer.