Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal sent Paris Saint-Germain a record offer of 300 million euros (about 7.25 billion crowns) for the transfer of star striker Kylian Mbappé. This was reported by the AP agency, according to which the Paris big club itself confirmed the contact.
If Mbappé and the club agree to a transfer, the 24-year-old French world champion would become the most expensive player in history. The record is still held by his Brazilian teammate Neymar, for whom PSG paid 222 million euros in 2017.
Mbappé’s departure has been talked about since June, when the management of PSG announced that he would not extend his expiring contract. He could leave for free after the 2023/24 season. The management left their biggest star out of the nomination for the pre-season tour to Asia, fueling speculation that they will try to sell him before the start of the season.
The media has been speculating for a long time mainly about the interest of Real Madrid, but now Al-Hilal has entered the game. Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s winter arrival at Al-Nassr, a number of other stars, including current Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema, headed to Saudi Arabia for lucrative contracts. Argentinian Lionel Messi preferred the North American MLS and engagement at Inter Miami.
EXCL: Al Hilal have submitted formal bid to Paris Saint-Germain in order to open talks for Kylian Mbappé.
Understand it’s worth €300m — record fee.
No talks on player side.
PSG remain convinced that Mbappé already agreed terms with Real Madrid with contract ready. pic.twitter.com/yeDu5AQr6E
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 24, 2023
2023-07-24 15:00:00
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