When Mbappe is being wasted at PSG, the "honey pot" of talent.

According to The Guardian (UK), striker Kylian Mbappe needs to leave PSG and test himself in a more competitive environment to go from good to excellent.

Europe, many years later.

With trembling hands, the man pulled his phone out of his pocket. The screen flickered, then beeped: "Ping." A news notification appeared. His fingers trembled as he touched the text on the phone. Squinting slightly, he saw: "Mbappe," the headline read, "threatens to leave PSG."

At least some things remain unchanged.

The author of the article in The Guardian begins with a fictional passage, satirizing the fact that every summer Mbappe demands to leave PSG, and the French club tries everything to keep him.

Mbappe celebrates after the match against Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on May 27, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Two years ago, PSG had to spend a huge sum of money, practically a new transfer fee, to renew Mbappe's contract. What were they thinking then, as the striker entered the final year of his contract? Would a player who constantly and openly expressed his desire to move to Real Madrid simply walk into President Nasser Al Khelaifi's office and happily sign an extension? "No problem, Mr. Nass. I really want to stay so much that I'm willing to play for free for PSG," would he have said that?

Lionel Messi has left, and Neymar has also packed his bags and is courting wealthy clubs like Al Hilal and Chelsea. Mbappe is the last remaining star, but he possesses unparalleled power at Parc des Princes.

A senior figure at PSG recently stated that dealing with Neymar is the easiest of the three aforementioned stars. Mbappe, however, is more difficult.

Looking at the "oil-rich" clubs in Europe, one can see the contrast between Man City and PSG. Man City just won the treble and three consecutive Premier League titles. Their U23 and U18 teams have also achieved similar feats. If they were a true club, PSG would have used their abundant funds to invest in developing a seemingly endless pool of talent in Paris and its suburbs, becoming an icon of the city. Instead, they squandered money to create a honey pot, a breeding ground for stars. Yet, the very team that had two players score five goals in a World Cup final was eliminated in the Champions League round of 16 just a few months later.

Mbappe's talent is undeniable, having broken records in the biggest tournament on the planet, the World Cup, at the age of 25. Nor can he be blamed for PSG's failures, as he has scored 148 goals for them in Ligue 1 over the past six years. But he certainly needs bigger challenges instead of an opponent like Ajaccio. The entire team would need nine weeks to earn the amount of money Mbappe makes in seven days.

Mbappe, Messi, and Neymar at the Ligue 1 trophy presentation ceremony for PSG at the Parc des Princes on May 28, 2023. Photo: PSG

Mbappe needs to leave PSG because he's not perfect . In the World Cup, he scored a hat-trick, including a difficult volley in the most tense situation possible. But from the quarter-finals to the 80th minute of the final, he did almost nothing. Coach Didier Deschamps had to move Mbappe to the center because he refused to contribute defensively on the left wing. In seven World Cup matches, he didn't make a single tackle or interception. Messi, on the other hand, didn't need to defend for Argentina at all, yet still made four successful tackles.

Mbappe's dominance at PSG and in France has made him lazy in defending from deep, and that could affect the entire team. The last time Barca won the Champions League was in 2015, when Messi was at his peak. When the Argentine superstar walked more, and his teammates behind him no longer had the stamina to run in his place, Barca began to decline. Mbappe is only 25 years old, but he already wants to shake off his defensive duties.

At Real Madrid, Mbappe needs to move around and defend more. Otherwise, they wouldn't need him. On the left wing, Real also has a rising star like Vinicius Junior, who isn't far behind Mbappe. The French forward could be brought in to replace Karim Benzema in the central striker position, but he always tends to drift to the left to receive the ball. Will he be willing to change his playing style, or will coach Carlo Ancelotti have to find a way to fit Mbappe into a team that already has no shortage of fast attacking players?

President Florentino Perez seems to be looking to build a third generation of "Galacticos," starting with midfielder Jude Bellingham. If PSG doesn't agree to sell Mbappe in the summer of 2023, they could lose him for free a year later. This scenario happened in the summer of 2021, but PSG broke the bank to keep Mbappe. Will they succeed this time, or is this just another tactic by Mbappe to secure another lucrative contract?

At 25, Messi has already won four Ballon d'Or awards, while Mbappe hasn't even won the Champions League. If world football has entered an apocalypse, Mbappe is the victim. He has talent, but he can still be much better.

Xuan Binh (according to Guardian )

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