Paris Saint-Germain faces financial strain post-Mbappe exit
Shortly after Kylian Mbappe's departure from Paris Saint-Germain, the club experienced a significant loss of seven million followers on the social media platform Instagram. Meanwhile, the daily turnover of the club shop plummeted from 100,000 to 10,000 euros.
The scale of Paris Saint-Germain's financial slump was reported by the French newspaper "L'Equipe". A few months after Kylian Mbappe's move to Real Madrid, it's time for an initial assessment. The club shop on the Champs-Élysées recorded a turnover of 100,000 euros per day when the French international was still playing for PSG. It has now significantly decreased to 10,000 euros per day.
According to provisional calculations, Paris Saint-Germain lost approximately 2.5 million euros per month. The club must now explore alternative avenues to generate revenue.
Kylian Mbappe was the biggest star of Paris Saint-Germain until the previous season. Not long ago, the French champions also boasted players like Lionel Messi and Neymar. Currently, the team from the capital is focusing on nurturing younger players rather than signing top-tier stars.
The impact of Kylian Mbappe's departure was immediately evident on social media. For example, the club lost seven million followers on Instagram. The Paris team now boasts 63.2 million followers on the social platform.
Paris Saint-Germain cannot expect the same level of global interest as when Kylian Mbappe was part of the squad. Even if the French star was on the bench towards the end of his tenure at PSG, every action he took was closely followed and widely discussed.
The star of the blockbuster transfer is currently struggling to settle in at Real Madrid. The Frenchman is not meeting the enormous expectations placed upon him and is experiencing one of the more challenging periods in his career.
