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The Mbappé crisis could take half of PSG by storm. It is evident the constant appearance of news that disrepute the image of Mbappé. Or decisions to annoy the player and sting him. For example, that of not taking him on the tour of Japan as if he were a discarded member of the club. They are leaks or decisions that seek to annoy the player and provoke a reaction that moves the tree for what PSG wants: that there is a sale and make money this summer.
When Luis Enrique has seen today a news of Le Parisien in which he questions the continuity of Luis Campos, who is the one who has signed him for PSG and with whom he is building hand in hand a team of players and not an album of stickers. The asturian coach has made a face of ojiplático emoji and has gone into awkward mode.
Luis Campos and Mbappé have a personal and professional relationship that comes from his time at Monaco when a youth coach wanted to kick Mbappé out and Luis Campos kicked the coach out. So much so that Florentino Perez turned to Luis Campos to try to convince the player in the past to choose Real Madrid for his future. However Kilian chose to renew at PSG and then Al-Khelaifi signed Luis Campos as unofficial Sporting Director, under the figure of External Sporting Consultant, but by all accounts Luis Campos is inside PSG and is a key figure in its organizational chart with daily contact in decision-making with President Al-Khelaifi. What’s more, Qatar took the decision to eliminate the club’s two heads in the technical area. Antero Henrique remained from the past and was joined by the arrival of Luis Campos. Two Sporting Directors in one club. Two roosters in one pen. That ended with Antero Henrique out of PSG and appointed Director of the Qatari League.
Paris Saint-Germain spokeperson tells me on Luis Enrique considering to leave PSG: “Today’s rumors are as ridiculous as they are completely out of place”. 🚨🔴🔵 #PSG
Paris Saint-Germain are dismissing as “complete nonsense” stories on both Luis Enrique and Luis Campos leaving. pic.twitter.com/NzbwBeC9ha
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 3, 2023
The environment
The fact is that Luis Enrique is being sent hints with the idea that if Mbappé does not agree to be sold this summer, he may not be able to count on him sportingly in the 23/24 by decision of the club, which they will have to make up, but that the reality would be a sporting harakiri. It remains to be seen whether the Qataris, wounded in their pride, would finally take such a decision of worldwide impact. And with a high image cost, either for ridicule or for a show of force that with Qatar there is no hesitation. But Luis Enrique, having already seen what has happened by taking him off the plane of the tour to Japan, smells that it could be a possibility.
