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Parma goalkeeper Zion Suzuki’s entourage made an outlandish last-minute demand of PSG to tank the transfer, claim reports, with Aston Villa ready to pay up. The paperwork was being exchanged today and the medical exams scheduled when suddenly Paris Saint-Germain walked away, refusing to ever resume talks. According to L’Equipe, this is because his entourage put in a fresh request at the last minute for up to €5m in commission. Suzuki talks collapsed at final hurdle The transfer agreed with Parma was worth €30m with up to another €5m in add-ons, but this late demand was considered tantamount to ‘blackmail’ from the agents. On top of that, there are suggestions asking that much is illegal, as the French system caps commission and signing-on bonus at no more than 10 per cent of the salary, and this would’ve breached that limit. RMC Sport pundit Loic Tanzi paints an even more concerning picture, reporting that Paris Saint-Germain felt it was a pretext to block the move and instead go to Aston Villa. This is because while at PSG Suzuki would not be the guaranteed first pick, and indeed was until a couple of days ago meant to join Juventus on loan, he would be allowed to play regularly in the Premier League. Parma will be content to cash in €35m including add-ons no matter who they sell Suzuki to, so to them this might be nothing more than a delay.