I think it is like the Real Madrid situation in Association Football. When you were younger your favourites played there and that's what made you start training. Sadly it makes you blind to any exploitation surrounding it and your fans will reject your decision and think of you as a fraud for it
It's definitely similar to that, but if you were a star that Real Madrid wanted, Real Madrid would pay you accordingly.
Mbappé was paid more in PSG, the club of the city he grew up in, but he still went to Madrid. The situation is similar.
They have asked players to run down their contracts so they don't have to pay a reasonable transfer fee. I am not sure about the player's wage but I think it is similar to their previous wage
Interesting.