Negotiations around the extension of "MAK" with her favorite club, where she has been playing since 2011, have dragged on for several months.

So much so that on June 30, the expiration date of her contract, the 23-year-old player has still not signed anything.

She will therefore find herself in a rather unprecedented situation when playing the last preparation match for the Euro, Friday (9:10 p.m.) against Vietnam in Orléans, less than ten days before the start of the tournament against Italy. .

In the event of injury or other inconvenience, the players are covered by insurance taken out by their respective clubs.

No club, no insurance a priori.

Joined by AFP, the French Football Federation however ensures that this scenario had been anticipated.

The FFF has taken out and paid for insurance for any player at the end of their contract who has not signed an extension or a new commitment on July 1.

In addition to Katoto, three other Bleues are coming to the end of their leases in their respective clubs and have still not officially announced their future base: this is goalkeeper N.3 Justine Lerond (Metz / D2), central defender Aïssatou Tounkara (Atlético Madrid), substitute for the Bleues, and midfielder Sandie Toletti (Levante), holder in the midfield.

record salary

The coach had asked her Blues to settle the question of their future before preparing for the Euro, but she was particularly kind to Katoto.

PSG striker Marie-Antoinette Oda Katoto against Yzeure in the final of the Coupe de France in Dijon, May 15, 2022 JEFF PACHOUD AFP / Archives

"There are things that we do not control and neither does she. She will ensure that the situation is resolved as quickly as possible", replied Corinne Deacon on June 14.

"Marie feels very good, I don't feel disturbed at all," she added last week.

Behind the scenes, the positions between PSG and Katoto have come very close in recent hours, so much so that an agreement seemed imminent at the start of the week.

The two parties have found common ground on the duration of the lease, of three seasons, and on the emoluments of the N.9, at a record level.

To extend his nugget, credited with 32 goals in all competitions this season in the red and blue jersey, PSG offered a salary close to 50,000 euros gross monthly, a source close to the negotiations told AFP.

It will even receive double each month by adding the signing bonus and the bonuses planned for the next three seasons, according to this source.

The player, however, is slow to initial the document pending, mainly, a clarification of positions within the club.

Since the departure of Leonardo, who managed all hot issues, the club has announced the creation of a sports department dedicated to women, without however setting it up.

PSG scorer Marie-Antoinette Katoto against Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes, March 30, 2022 Thomas SAMSON AFP / Archives

Above all, Katoto is waiting to know who will lead the team at the start of the school year.

Coach Didier Ollé-Nicolle, linked to Paris until 2023, was "laid off" a month ago for "inappropriate facts and remarks" reported to the club.

Since the announcement of this "conservative and temporary" measure, the situation has not settled down.

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