PSG’s war with Real Madrid begins! Pérez has already started preparing for the Parisian rematch

Kylian Mbappé. The one name that broke Real Madrid’s relatively good relationship with PSG. After Wednesday’s comments from PSG sporting director Leonardo, it is clear that the Parisians do not want to come away from this as losers.

7 contract renewals in the last 3 months. (Modric, Lucas, Nacho, Carvajal, Courtois, Benzema, Valverde) Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez wasn’t just looking at the sporting side, he was mainly preparing for the war he knew full well was coming.

Real Madrid have long coveted Mbappé. So for several months he prepared the ground for a costly transfer, having not spent a euro for the last four seasons, while several players left. When Los Blancos made an official offer of an astronomical $160 million, PSG sporting director Leonardo was not very understanding.

“Real Madrid’s behaviour is disrespectful, illegal, incorrect and unacceptable,” Leonardo told RMC. As reported by Spanish media, there are rumours behind the scenes that Leonardo has let it be known that he is planning a rematch against Real Madrid.

But the cunning Florentino Pérez knew that Mbappé’s redemption would not go down well in Paris. That’s why he insured all his charges in advance, with only 4 players out of contract next year. However, Bale, Isco and Marcelo are not counted on much anymore, while Luka Modric will extend his contract in Madrid according to his performance.

Madrid knew that a possible rematch for Mbappe could come. That’s why they hedged their bets in other ways besides contracts. Benzema and Valverde have a buyout clause for 1 billion euros, the rest of the squad has a clause for around 700 million euros.

If you think Real Madrid’s fear is unnecessary, take Barcelona’s example. The Catalan outfit was beginning to show interest in PSG players, even tapping Veratti without the knowledge of the Parisians.

The PSG management got so angry that they eventually snatched Neymar away from Barcelona in 2017, having made a deal behind the club’s back with the player and his father, Neymar subsequently bought himself out of his contract with money from PSG. Barcelona subsequently filed a criminal complaint against PSG, but this led to nothing.

However, the pride of PSG management is endless, so the resentment towards Barcelona continued. When Wijnaldum was headed to Barcelona, the French club rushed in with a bigger purse of cash and blew the Dutch midfielder out of the water.

He subsequently took away the most valuable asset the Catalans had. Lionel Messi is now wearing the blue PSG jersey, which Barcelona tried to stop through lawyers, but failed. You just don’t want to go to war with PSG (and their unlimited resources).

Source: Marca