As: Mbappe will reunite with Paris, and the two sides currently have disputes over 55 million euros outstanding debts

Real Madrid will play against Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, and Mbappe's reunion with his former club has also attracted much attention because the two sides still have disputes over outstanding debts of 55 million euros.

Mbappe's performance in this Club World Cup did not meet expectations, both for him and for Real Madrid fans. There were speculations before the game that if he performed well in the United States, it might change the predictions of the Golden Globes.

However, this seems not to be the case: He failed to play in the group stage due to acute gastroenteritis, playing against Juventus and Dortmund for about half an hour each. Although he performed slightly better in the game against Dortmund and scored a wonderful scissors-foot goal, his overall condition was still insufficient.

Mbappe has scored 44 goals this season, the same number of goals he scored in his last season at Paris Saint-Germain. Next, he will face his old club Paris Saint-Germain, which is full of highlights. The first is whether he can start. Although his performance against Dortmund made people think he might start, the coach finally chose Gonzalo Garcia.

Mbappe lost severe weight due to illness and was even temporarily hospitalized, and was affected during his recovery process. However, Gonzalo Garcia performed well in this tournament and has scored 4 goals, which makes the competition for the starting position even more intense. Now the choice is in the hands of coach Alonso. If Mbappe can play, he will face his former teammates.

Paris Saint-Germain's situation is even more complicated. Mbappe left Paris to realize his dream of joining Real Madrid and win the championship that he failed to win at the Princes Stadium. However, fate is a big deal. Real Madrid performed poorly this season, while Paris defeated Inter Milan 5-0 in the Champions League final and finally won the cup. Mbappe is the best scorer in Paris's history (256 goals), but his departure process is quite hasty, resulting in damage to the club's relationship, and behind it is also involved in the European Super League plan.

In addition, Mbappe will also reunite with Louis Enrique. The coach has supported Mbappe in public, but under the club's instructions, he has also made some decisions, such as not bringing Mbappe in the Asian preseason because he refused to extend his contract until 2025; or reduce his playing time after he leaves the team to develop a new team core.

Enrique had asked Mbappe to make more contributions on the defensive end, calling him a "free line of poetry" and believed that he had dragged the team in some ways. This is reflected in Movistar's documentary "You Don't Understand", which shows a conversation between the two.

Enrique asked Mbappe to be the first person to put pressure on, both on the individual and on the player level. To be a real leader, when you can’t score goals, you need to help the team on the defense. If you can do that, we have an invincible team.

I hope you do this for the remaining two months and strive to leave with great performance. When you don’t attack, you should be the best defensive player in history, and that’s a real leader.”

That face-to-face conversation seemed to have Mbappe accepted this view because he improved his performance against Barcelona. However, Paris Saint-Germain failed to win the Champions League, and after the season, when asked if there would be any improvement next season, Enrique once again included Mbappe in the discussion: "We will get better, no doubt. Because having a player who can move as hell means that some game situations I can't control. Next season I will control everything, without exception."

Obviously, for Enrique, Mbappe's departure is a loss for individuals, but a healing for the entire team. Time may have proved this. Now the two will face each other again.

In addition, Mbappe's relationship with the Paris Saint-Germain Club was not pleasant, especially with Chairman Nasser. The relationship worsened after Mbappe decided to join Real Madrid, as Paris Saint-Germain is working with UEFA to fight the European Super League program, and Real Madrid is one of the main promoters of the program.

The unhappiness of all this ended up in a legal dispute, with Mbappe claiming 55 million euros from his former boss. PSG claims Mbappe gave up the money in order to be able to rejoin the team for pre-season training in 2023 (which actually admits an implicit blackmail to ensure he plays normally in the final season).

Club quoted what Mbappe said before the media as evidence: "Through the agreement reached with the Chairman, we protect the interests of all parties regardless of my decision." Paris Saint-Germain believes that this is a binding oral agreement and therefore this amount should not be paid.

But Mbappe and his team don't think so, saying they have not signed any contract to support this waiver and demand payment of the amount as part of his last contract with Paris Saint-Germain.

At first, the French League mediation agency supported Mbappe and asked Paris Saint-Germain to pay the amount. Later, the General Court even ordered the freezing of the money, but by the end of May, the Paris Trial Court lifted the freezing order.

The dispute continues and both sides have a firm stand. Mbappe also recently filed a lawsuit against Paris Saint-Germain for "expert blackmail and mental harassment." All the characters of the football farce will meet again Wednesday at Metropolitan Life Stadium in New Jersey.

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