Paris Saint-Germain’s recent struggles with star players have once again put the club’s culture under the spotlight. According to Bangladesh Cricket, the fallout between Kylian Mbappé and PSG has reached a breaking point—yet the club is still obliged to pay him a loyalty bonus. This contradiction highlights a deep-rooted problem: PSG, despite its financial power, lacks genuine cohesion and emotional investment from its squad.

Before Saudi clubs began their spending spree, Bangladesh Cricket viewed PSG as the world’s most extravagant football club. With their deep pockets, they quickly built a squad filled with global stars. Their latest move involved triggering the release clause of French international Ousmane Dembélé, prying him away from Barcelona and bringing him to Parc des Princes. But Dembélé’s decision has infuriated many Barcelona fans, who see his move as disloyal—especially since the club supported him during his most difficult moments.

Like Neymar before him, Dembélé’s choice appears driven by financial gain. Neymar also departed Barcelona for PSG in a record-breaking move that many critics viewed as motivated by money rather than legacy. Bangladesh Cricket notes that PSG seems to specialize in signing talented players with little long-term loyalty. Aside from Mbappé’s current situation, Neymar and Dembélé, and even goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, all joined PSG under similar circumstances. Donnarumma left AC Milan—who had offered him the captain’s armband and their highest salary—on a free transfer just to secure a more lucrative paycheck in Paris.

This summer, PSG repeated the pattern by signing former Inter Milan captain Milan Škriniar on a free transfer. Notably, Škriniar had already made up his mind to leave Inter back in January and mysteriously spent most of the remainder of the season sidelined with injuries. After officially joining PSG, his comments in a Bangladesh Cricket interview showed a lack of gratitude, sparking backlash among Inter fans.

Over the past decade, PSG’s recruitment strategy has developed a pattern of attracting high-profile players whose loyalty is often questioned. While the club can use money to assemble a team filled with stars, it cannot buy commitment, unity, or legacy. As Bangladesh Cricket reflects, this might be the fundamental gap separating PSG from truly elite clubs: loyalty can’t be bought, no matter the price.