It happened at El Cafelito in El Chiringuito. Josep Pedrerol interviewed Enric Masip and got what he wanted out of him. Then PSG turned what Joan Laporta's collaborator had said into a lie.
"Was there a risk that Lamine Yamal could leave next summer?" This is the question that Josep Pedrerol asks Enric Masip, Joan Laporta's all-round adviser.
Enric Masip Falls into Pedrerol's Trap
Masip's reply: "The president said he had an offer of 250 million that he rejected and that was never considered."
"Where was the offer from?" asks Pedrerol. And Masip makes a gesture that he can't answer.
"England or France?" Pedrerol insists. "France," Masip replies.
Pedrerol, who had already caught his prey, found out it was PSG, taking advantage of the interviewee's naivety. All without the need to ask him directly.
"The perfect replacement. Mbappé leaves and you sign Lamine Yamal," Pedrerol tells him. And Masip falls for it: "When you have money and the means to pay for it, you can aspire to sign everything."
Enric Masip is too naive to confront the sociological madridism at Florentino Pérez's service.
He spilled the beans and PSG wasted no time in contradicting him. The French club has not presented Barça with any offer for Lamine Yamal.
That doesn't mean that the club isn't interested in the player or that they rule out taking him one day. They simply want to skip the 250 million that Masip is talking about in order to take him completely for free.
PSG Wants to Take Lamine Yamal without Paying a Single Euro
Nasser Al-Khelaifi's aim is to wait until the end of Lamine Yamal's contract with Barça until 2026 and take him for free. The player will then be 19 years old. It is clear that PSG can wait.
To do so, however, he will have to get the player to reject all the offers of a contract renewal that Laporta proposes. It remains to be seen whether he will do so at just 17, 18 or 19 years of age. He will have time ahead of him to try the adventure abroad.
Masip had heard things, but either the president had misinformed him or he had misunderstood things. There is no offer. They want to take him by force, like Florentino took Mbappé.