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Clearly, F. Perez is not a fan of clubs supported by heads of state, and most of his disappointment was caused by the inability to lure Kylian Mbappe from PSG. Real Madrid offered a huge amount of money last summer to try to acquire Mbappe, and considering that the Frenchman's contract ends in the summer of 2022, common sense would dictate that PSG should sell him. However, backed by Qatari money, the French giants decided to keep Mbappe and take the risk of losing him for free next year. Real Madrid president F. Perez did not hide his anger in an interview with Marca: "State-owned clubs do not sell their players. It's madness. Now we offer 200 million euros for one player and they don't sell him. When players' contracts expire, it will be better." "I try to fight because in football the most important thing is management, not money given to you from outside. There will come a time when the 30 best clubs in Europe will belong to the states."
