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France and Qatar joined forces, up to the level of President Macron, and the nation's darling Killian Ambape became in one signature the property of two states. Behind the giant deal


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France and Qatar joined forces, up to the level of President Macron, and the nation's darling Killian Ambape became in one signature the property of two states.

PSG's biggest victory in the Qatari era, the insult Real must conquer, LeBron's model and UEFA's disappearing hand. Behind the giant deal

Tomer Yitzhak

25/05/2022

Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 3:00 p.m.

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"I'm French," Killian Ambape tried to emphasize several times during the press conference at which Paris Saint-Germain celebrated the renewal of his contract.

Only the word "project" was mentioned more on Tuesday (Monday), mainly to outright deny all reports of accepting powers that go beyond his role as an actor, while the national motif was used to divert the discourse from the greed with which he was accused.

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Paris Saint-Germain fans celebrate championship outside the stadium, without the players (Twitter)

Ambepa's 'nationalization' was the unexpected weapon that PSG pulled out in the tedious battle for the star's services.

Last summer he expressed a desire to leave and the direction was clear, but the club refused an offer of 200 million euros from Real Madrid, despite the risk that he could leave for free at the end of the season.

Also in January it looks final, with reports of a preliminary contract signed with Florentino Perez.

After PSG collapsed mentally again and were eliminated in the last eight of the Champions League by Real, the chances of him remaining at all seemed slim.



Ambape has been under considerable pressure in recent months - both commercial and political.

Not only former president Nicolas Sarkozy (a die-hard fan and close to the management) acted on the issue.

Even incumbent President Emanuel Macron was recruited for the mission ("there were several talks between us," Ambape admitted) and stressed to the actor his importance to the entire republic.

But the national mammy became in this course the property of two countries - France and Qatar.

Not necessarily in that order.

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Franchise player at a level we have not yet known?

Killian Ambape (Photo: GettyImages, John Berry)

The moment of the announcement of Ambape's new contract - minutes before the start of the game against Metz in the final round of the season - was Paris Saint-Germain's biggest victory of the Qatari era.

More than reaching the Champions League final, more than any championship and even a treble.

Because Real Madrid, as it is the wet dream of every senior player, is also an unattainable target for PSG.

Real is everything the Qataris want to be and never will be.

The meeting in the Champions League once again taught about the gap and in the big final on Saturday the Spanish champion will rise on the grass in Paris and not the local team, but the turnaround in the battle for Ambape managed to forget the sporting defeat.



The celebrations of the tenth championship of PSG (and the eighth in the Qatari era) were some of the saddest seen on the football pitches.

True happiness was not there.

The fan protest since the relegation from the Champions League has still resonated in the Parc de France, even if the shouts of contempt have subsided from game to game.

The plays seen in the final round and the great enthusiasm after the press conference proved that Ambape's move - the only one that did not receive contempt from the fans in that lunchtime game against Bordeaux, (after snatching them from them at the start of the season when he talked about leaving) - also solved this crisis.



The crowd that complained about spoiled, disconnected and uncommitted players, received a letter of commitment from the world's top footballer at the moment and saw the club decide to entrust the team into his hands, even if two years late.

The new project has a face.

A greater achievement than any degree in the Qatari era.

Nasr al-Khalafi with Killian Ambape (Photo: Reuters)

And what did Ambape get?

The same amounts that Real Madrid promised him, and maybe even less.

In light of the addition of the third season, the signing grant is estimated at 100 million euros (the Spanish champions were willing to pay 130 million) and the salary that will be the highest in the history of the game, stands at 50 million euros per season for three years (according to the mother, Real offered 30 million per season for five years ).

"We spent months talking about the sports project, hours on image rights and minutes on the money," Ambape sought to clarify at the press conference, in an attempt to emphasize what the main issue is.

For him, the "project" is the highlight.



According to reports, Ambape will be a franchise player at a level we did not know.

Maybe like Leo Messi at certain stages in Barcelona, ​​more in the style of LeBron James in the NBA.

"I remain a football player and part of the team, I will never deviate from this role," the 23-year-old star commented on reports of the many powers promised to him, and it is clear he will not be appointed and fired in practice, but al-Khalafi admitted the decisions were made in coordination with him.



The first steps indicate this.

The professional manager Leonardo is already out and he is set to replace two Portuguese: Luis Campus and Entro Henrique.

The first built the only two teams to take the PSG championship in the last decade - Lille and Monaco, where he nurtured Ambape and made close contact with his family.

The second brought the striker from Monaco to PSG in 2017 (even then Real led the race), left the club in 2019 without precipitation and was called in to help about two months ago, after being relegated from the Champions League and when it seemed that Ambape's heart had decided to leave.



The Portuguese duo is acceptable to Ambape and his entourage.

Both are supposed to divide the powers between them and also appoint a coach (who will get the star’s approval).

Given Zinedine Zidane's refusal and desire to avoid paying the high compensation, no one will be surprised if Mauricio Pochettino stays.

The same Ambape appreciates a lot too, but chances are he will have to confirm another name.

Her visit to Qatar tipped the scales.

Is Faiza to Marie (Photo: GettyImages, John Berry)

June 13 was supposed to be Florentino Perez's holiday.

This is the date set for the presentation of Ambape in Madrid.

The president avoided a purchase last summer and also gave up any other offensive option that was on the market, Luca Modric had already given up the No. 10 shirt and the club were confident that the combined effort had succeeded.

After all, for years the Blancos have been in contact with Ambape.

In 2017 it failed as mentioned, but two years later Zidane was sent to flirt with him and upset PSG, Karim Benzema was recruited for the mission when he returned to the team and Florentino took care to soften and pad all the way.

According to some reports, a down payment of 40 million euros was even transferred last December after a conclusion on a preliminary contract.



The moment that tipped the scales was Faiza's visit to Marie in Qatar about three weeks ago.

Ambape's mother was quick to deny the report in La Parisienne at the time that there was an agreement with PSG and in Madrid they were already beginning to fear that the wind was blowing on the other side, although they did not internalize and last week the Marca newspaper celebrated the "Yes" "That Real got from Mbabane.

Such consent has never been.

From that visit to Qatar, the family has actually used Real's name to improve positions in closing the final details against Qatar.

They knew how to squeeze the situation to the end.



Madrid were hurt, but Ambape made sure to update Peres personally ("they really did everything for me and we formed a close relationship") and would be happy to join Real in the future.

Contrary to the rage in the Spanish media and among the crowd, Peres has not closed the door to the striker and this match is yet to take place.

Paris is the home, as he has stated, and the decision to continue will allow him to help develop the career of 15-and-a-half-year-old brother Eitan and maybe even cooperate with him in two years, but that does not mean he will stay there until the end of his career.

There is enough time for this image to come true in the future (Photo: screenshot, from Twitter)

The Champions League has been the Qatari's ultimate goal since the day they took over PSG and Ambape feels he needs to bring the European Cup to Paris before leaving, but more elements have entered the equation.

Qatar wanted Ambape to reach the World Cup in less than half a year as her jewel.

As a symbol of the event.

The ongoing affair, combined with the monstrous season he has personally done, will lead to him also arriving as the hot name in the football world.



France also preferred to appear for the World Cup without significant shifts and having to adapt to a new country before trying to retain the world title, while at the same time building on Ambape as the face of the Paris Olympics in two years.

He has been a darling of the nation since the World Cup in Russia and has now only strengthened his position, when his interview on TF1 on Monday night was seen by 6.8 million viewers (more than the team's recent games).

That is why Sarkozy, Macron, Deschamps, the association and also the emirs - all pulled in the same direction.

PSG has already agreed to participate in the Olympics and not for nothing stressed to Khalafi: "We are keeping the best player in the world, here in France."



UEFA also believes that the leaders of the European organization also preferred that Ambape continue in the club that stood to their right in front of the war in the Super League last year, instead of joining one of the leaders of the venture. PSG will come out at most with a reprimand or a fine, so Al



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Khalafi referred in disapproval to the harsh allegations that came from the Spanish league director.

The whole saga may repeat itself, only with a different ending.

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