The Mbabane and Dutch revolutions in the football industry / alarm bells for clubs

According to Fars News Agency, the Spanish “Marca” magazine reported on the process of changing the football industry by the current football stars in summer transfers.

The Madrid magazine cited Paris Saint-Germain star Killian Mbabane as a shining example of a change in the football industry: To increase the conditions that were agreed upon last summer. But they did not expect such an ambitious approach from the French player.

The message from Mbabane’s lawyer and mother was: “If Real Madrid wanted to pay 200 million euros to Paris Saint-Germain for Mbabane last summer, now we want that 200 million euros because there is no transfer fee.”

While this request may seem unbelievable at first, it quickly became clear that it was a serious request, and in a matter of weeks, reciprocal offers were made and these requests were met.

Real Madrid finally managed to reduce the contract signing bonus from € 200 million to € 130 million through various meetings with Ambape’s manager, which is still the highest amount ever paid to a footballer.

In the case of wages, this is a correction from what was agreed last summer, when the deal was net € 25 million a year, while in the new negotiations this amount increased to 60% in the case of shooting rights. .

It is clear that the football industry is changing, because according to FIFA data, 63% of the players who changed clubs in 2020 were free agents and the transfer money went into their pockets.

Big stars such as Mbabane, Erling Holland, Lionel Messi, Gianluigi Donnaroma and Osman Dembele have recently either moved as free agents or have been in talks since their contract expired.

Since their new clubs do not have to pay transfer fees for them, they can negotiate higher salaries, bigger bonuses and better commissions for their representatives.

The Netherlands, for example, forced Manchester City to consider an exit clause in just two seasons, thus keeping their fate in their own hands, while Mbabane could receive a € 130 million bonus from Real Madrid or an extension bonus.

As the world’s top footballer, he has the power to bargain and he knows it. In the face of this situation, many in the industry are calling on FIFA to legalize the issue in some way, arguing that transfer money is no longer circulating between clubs, and that this is weakening the football industry.

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