Kylian Mbappé extended his contract with PSG after it was speculated for ages that he would join Real this summer. Criticisms of Kylian Mbappé and accusations over the financial side of things for the club have been around.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta was the latest in the list. Laporta told Catalan daily L’Esportiu: “Players end up being prisoners of money.”
“That’s what happens when a club has a state behind it,” he argued, in reference to PSG’s Qatari ownership.
“It leads you to reflect on the sustainability of football in Europe.”
“A direct rival hasn’t been strengthened and for us that’s preferable as they can’t trouble us even more on the pitch.”
“But there’s the issue of thinking about the game’s sustainability.”
“He still has four or five years on his contract. Players who’ve joined clubs like PSG have virtually made themselves slaves. For money.”
However, UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin has hit back at such criticisms.
“UEFA has financial fair play rules which are quite strict,” he told BBC Sport. “Whoever will respect our rules is welcome to play in our competitions; who will not respect the rules will not.
“Look not Real Madrid or anyone else will tell Uefa what to do. They are outraged from one point of view and, as much as I know, their offer was similar to [PSG’s] offer.”
“I’ve said that many times and I will say it again, tell me one argument why they shouldn’t be the owners of a club,” he said.
