Real Madrid: Mbappé-Vinicius feud splits the dressing room

PSG win the Champions League without Mbappé: Madrid in open crisis

While PSG play their second Champions League final in two seasons without Kylian Mbappé, Real Madrid is struggling with an internal conflict that threatens to derail its sporting project. The departures of Kroos and Modric left a leadership vacuum that has been filled by two irreconcilable factions: Vinicius's camp, nicknamed "Nelson Mandela-Netflix" for its media-savvy style, and Mbappé's, the "enlightened Saint-Denis". Far from mediating, Florentino Pérez has sided with the Frenchman and his inner circle, where Tchouaméni stands out, according to internal sources.

Two roosters in the same henhouse

The coexistence between Vinicius and Mbappé has become untenable. They get in each other's way on the pitch, compete for the same space and their styles clash. While Vinicius plays a dribbling, provocative brand of football that dazzles the crowds, Mbappé is seen as a selfish goalscorer who does not make his teammates better. A recurring analysis compares his impact to that of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, who scored 24 goals and won the Pichichi (the Spanish top-scorer award) but could not prevent Atlético's relegation in 1999-2000. "This guy is a goal-scoring machine, but that doesn't make a team competitive", the critics conclude.

The mother's shadow and the contractual conditions

Behind Mbappé's power stands his mother and unofficial agent, who takes around 30% of his earnings and negotiates special clauses that bind the club. Her influence is said to have led Madrid to consider signings such as Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) and Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen), seen as reinforcements for the "French faction". The situation has caused deep unease among fans, who watch the club turn into a "globalist Netflix team" where egos come before the collective.

Bad luck or reality? The Mbappé curse

PSG, coached by Luis Enrique, reached the Champions League final in 2025 and won it a year later, just when Mbappé was no longer there. For many, it is proof that the Frenchman is not a player who makes his teams better, but a "black hole" that swallows the game, as critics put it in their analyses, in reference to the growing presence of French players of African origin.

An uncertain future

With Vinicius renewed and Mbappé tied until 2029 on punishing terms, a solution seems far off. There is speculation about Mourinho's arrival as a possible peacemaker, but the Portuguese already clashed with the Frenchman's entourage. Madrid, which used to boast of being "the state's team", faces a journey through the desert. As the analysts sum it up: "This has no solution, it's straight out of a pavor movie".

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