As we know, there is a lot of money in football and for the biggest stars of this sport, the salaries are absolutely insane. With several million euros per month, the three stars of Paris Saint-Germain composed of Neymar, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé are among the best paid players in the world, but even without reaching that point, most sportsmen playing in the Europe’s biggest leagues are extremely well paid. Salaries that are necessarily accompanied by lifestyles far removed from ordinary mortals and certain ways of doing things can be irritating, such as the multiple private jet trips at a time when we are advocating more responsible driving for the planet. .
To help them in their daily lives, football stars often resort to concierge services. In fact, these are specialized companies that meet their every wish, whether to organize their holidays, or simply for an evening with friends. In an article devoted to this new profession and these services intended for the wealthiest, Vice notably questions Mickael, founder of Élysée Conciergerie and who often deals with footballers. “One of the things I get asked regularly, it may sound strange, but it’s food delivery (…) An evening playing FIFA with friends, you’re going to get 40 McDonald’s balls. Well a footballer, he can have it for 17,000 euros”he says.
Once a footballer asked me to find him two kilos of caviar and a private chef
And obviously, the richest athletes sometimes have quite specific requests, as Mickael recounts later: “Once, a footballer asked me to find him two kilos of caviar and a private chef to prepare mini burgers for him whilehe was on the sofa with his friends”. Requests that are therefore not normal, but that the concierge services try to satisfy as quickly as possible, for customers who are often demanding.
Find the article on luxury concierge services in full on the Vice website.