Transfer: 2024 Summer Transfer Window - Closed Window Discussion

[Evilo]

And yet rejected them 4 times already, even with Monaco.
Problem is you understand nothing about Mbappe and it's nothing new.
The only here who made the right call every single time about him leaving or not was me.

 

[Incubajerks]

So PSG get no money from him?

 

[JoVel]

Mbappe leaving is bad news for Ligue 1 more than anyone. A lot of people tuned in because of one team, then because of one player. They'll have no reason to watch Ligue 1 anymore.

 

[luiginb]

Gent striker Cuypers to MLS's Chicago for a clean 12 mil. Good striker at the Belgian league level, should be good in the States.

 

[Evilo]

Mbappe leaving is bad news for Ligue 1 more than anyone. A lot of people tuned in because of one team, then because of one player. They'll have no reason to watch Ligue 1 anymore.

Sure it will hurt L1.
As for casuals who only watch L1 for Mbappe then we won't regret them.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Mbappe leaving is bad news for Ligue 1 more than anyone. A lot of people tuned in because of one team, then because of one player. They'll have no reason to watch Ligue 1 anymore.

I am not sure I fully agree.. but I get your point from a casual, pure marketing view.

Mbappé while a good player is not the reason I would watch ligue 1. I think the biggest cancer is Qatar/PSG as a whole.

I would rather watch a more obscure/competitive league than one team with 10x times bigger budget than all other challengers.

The weirdest thing is how Paris only have 1 decent team. It's mind boggling, London have like 20 teams, same with Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and even New York have multiple teams.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

I am not sure I fully agree.. but I get your point from a casual, pure marketing view.

Mbappé while a good player is not the reason I would watch ligue 1. I think the biggest cancer is Qatar/PSG as a whole.

I would rather watch a more obscure/competitive league than one team with 10x times bigger budget than all other challengers.

The weirdest thing is how Paris only have 1 decent team. It's mind boggling, London have like 20 teams, same with Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and even New York have multiple teams.

If it didn't matter, Macron wouldn't have been putting the full-court press on to keep him. PSG will throw money at some other big name player, potentially even a French one, but they won't be Mbappe and the league overall will suffer.

 

[Incubajerks]

I am not sure I fully agree.. but I get your point from a casual, pure marketing view.

Mbappé while a good player is not the reason I would watch ligue 1. I think the biggest cancer is Qatar/PSG as a whole.

I would rather watch a more obscure/competitive league than one team with 10x times bigger budget than all other challengers.

The weirdest thing is how Paris only have 1 decent team. It's mind boggling, London have like 20 teams, same with Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and even New York have multiple teams.

Because Paris has always been a Rugby city, as has much of France, at least until well into the 70s.

 

[S E P H]

Ornstein reporting that PSG will be going after Osimhen in the summer. As good of a source you can get, especially with ties at Arsenal and them potentially going after a big-name striker like Victor as well.

 

[Power Man]

 

[Evilo]

France a rugby country...
Someone is very much out of touch.

 

[Scandale du Jour]

France a rugby country...
Someone is very much out of touch.

Yeah, everybody knows it is a handball country.

 

[S E P H]

France a rugby country...
Someone is very much out of touch.

I mean, they sort of are, especially with France winning the 6 Nations last year and having one of the best players in the world (Antoine Dupont). I am not sure if Paris is a rugby city, I don't really consider it a sports city to be fair (compared to Madrid or London or Rome for that matter). Nonetheless, Toulouse is the king of rugby in France. Besides football, I think tennis or F1 are the only ones that come close to rugby in 2nd place, no?

 

[Power Man]

Yeah, everybody knows it is a handball country.

No it's a pétanque country

 

[Evilo]

I mean, they sort of are, especially with France winning the 6 Nations last year and having one of the best players in the world (Antoine Dupont). I am not sure if Paris is a rugby city, I don't really consider it a sports city to be fair (compared to Madrid or London or Rome for that matter). Nonetheless, Toulouse is the king of rugby in France. Besides football, I think tennis or F1 are the only ones that come close to rugby in 2nd place, no?

Rugby is huge in the south of France. Absolutely non existant in the north.
Football is number one in the North and in many areas even in the south (Marseille, Nice etc...).

 

[Incubajerks]

I mean, they sort of are, especially with France winning the 6 Nations last year and having one of the best players in the world (Antoine Dupont). I am not sure if Paris is a rugby city, I don't really consider it a sports city to be fair (compared to Madrid or London or Rome for that matter). Nonetheless, Toulouse is the king of rugby in France. Besides football, I think tennis or F1 are the only ones that come close to rugby in 2nd place, no?

I wrote until the 70s in Paris. It is well known that in other areas of France rugby is more followed than football. I don't see anything wrong with it.

 

[Evilo]

Rugby is only number one is south West from Bayonne to Toulouse roughly).

 

[maclean]

Guys France is a cycling country

 

[Evilo]

Guys France is a cycling country

Used too, not really anymore.

Collective sports is our forte.
Arguably the best in football, handball and volleyball. Among the best in rugby, basketball, etc...
We suck at hockey though, so that's terrible.

 

[JoVel]

Used too, not really anymore.

Collective sports is our forte.
Arguably the best in football, handball and volleyball. Among the best in rugby, basketball, etc...
We suck at hockey though, so that's terrible.

You also dominated the world of rallying for like 15 years in a row.

 

[al secord]

Yeah, everybody knows it is a handball country.

That's Portugal

 

[Evilo]

You also dominated the world of rallying for like 15 years in a row.

Haha true.

 

[JPBolts]

We’re being linked with a 75m swoop for both Iñaki and Nico Williams yet again… no clue how that would work

 

[Corto]

Mbappé while a good player is not the reason I would watch ligue 1. I think the biggest cancer is Qatar/PSG as a whole.

I've followed the French league the last 3 years due to several factors:
- it actually being shown on my available channels (lol)
- Kovac managing Monaco, Tudor managing OM
- Majer playing for Rennes
- and yes, Messi/Neymar/Mbappe playing for PSG

And I agree the Qatar/PSG thing is a bit of a downer, but the football is very watchable, the level of talent is fantastic, and you get to see some absolute gems in their early years (watching Tchoumeni at Monaco, for example, etc.).

I think PSG can move on from Mbappe and be the better organization for it.
With Mbappe, they've been doing the Barca thing with Messi - EVERYTHING is aligned towards one player.

If PSG can sign a few top players for the money saved (let's say Leao, Osimhen and a quality CM and defender), they will still be a top team.
But now, with the chance to establish a team-first mentality and culture.


At the same time, the move should work for Mbappe as well. While still a superstar (obviously), Real Madrid never catered to any ONE player in the way that PSG or Barca did.
He'll be an international superstar, but he'll be "one of the guys" along with Bellingham, Vini, etc.
If anything, there are guys in that team still not recognized as full out stars, and they absolutely should be, Valverde, Camavinga, etc.
I've watched basically every Barca and RM game for 2 decades... Modric, Xavi and Iniesta are a breed apart from every midfielder in that span - but Camavinga has the talent, ability and the mentality to be right up there. It's not been talked about enough just how amazing he is, especially for his age.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

We’re being linked with a 75m swoop for both Iñaki and Nico Williams yet again… no clue how that would work

You can only sign Nico for his release clause. Price of it unknown but I would imagine around 80-90 million euros. No reason for Bilbao to sell their franchise and best player