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I've replied about Verratti in his thread.
About Mbappe: maybe one season wonder really wasn't the right term to use but let me explain. I'm not doubting Mbappe's talent but it takes much more than just talent to make a great career. How many 18 years old kids as hyped as Mbappe is now have really make as great career as people expected of them? Really not that many for different reasons. Not to mention that astronomic transfer fee will always put added pressure on him, wherever he goes. Can he carry that for the rest of his career or at least in his next club that will pay crazy money for him? If he won't become at least a top 3 player in the world in future some people will already say he was overpaid,.... I'm not saying he'll totally flop at his next club just that there is very possible he'll never become what people will expect him to based on one great season he had at a very young age.
Personally I think all footballers are overpaid. I would never pay 100M for someone who's good at his job (or is at least supposed to be). But that's another story and I won't go into that. I just think it's very risky to pay that fee for someone who's only played at great level for one season and then hope he'll develop as you expect him to with all extra pressure that high fee will also bring to him. Some players can handle that better, others not. We don't know whether Mbappe will be able to do that. Another factor to consider is how will money and him becoming one of the star players in a great team influence on him? Will he stay focused on football or will he also start to think more about other things? Again, we can only assume his head is in the right place but don't know for sure how he'll react when he'll be put in another situation. Not to even mention injuries that can ruin every player career.
So again, I'm not questioning his talent but just thinking about factors that could potentially make him never reach his full potential as has happened with a lot of talented players before him.
You're speculating with general terms that don't apply to Mbappe who I doubt you have researched at all.
Price is market forces. In my mind he's already more valuable than Pogba ever was. Nor does he have to become top 3 in the world soon to justify it. 100M price tags are becoming a whole lot more common.
About reacting to pressure and fame, he's been absolutely perfect in that department. I'd say he's the most mature of any french players.
You do realize he's all what french media talk about for the past six months ?
About Verratti not succeeding here, is a bit like Messi not succeeding elsewhere. Only Serghei has doubts. He doesn't need anybody to do his thing.