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.
