After submitting a record-breaking 300 million euro ($333 million) proposal, Paris Saint-Germain has permitted the Saudi club Al Hilal to talk with Kylian Mbappe, a source close to the negotiations told AFP.
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
Kylian Mbappe has been in the news for the past several weeks and is perhaps the world’s top goal scorer at the moment. The Frenchman and his club, Paris Saint-Germain, have been at odds about his contract. Mbappe intends to become a free agent and leave the team in 2024, but PSG wants to either extend his contract or sell him to the best buyer during the current transfer window. The French club reportedly got a “world record” bid of 300 million euros for the highly desired forwards from Saudi Arabia as the standoff over the matter persists.
After submitting a record-breaking 300 million euro ($333 million) bid, Paris Saint-Germain has given Saudi club Al Hilal permission to talk with Kylian Mbappe, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Monday. The source claimed that the Riyadh-based team had made a formal offer via letter but that Mbappe would need to consent to the transfer because he has never shown interest in playing in the rapidly expanding Saudi league.
More on exclusive Al Hilal-Mbappé story revealed today 🔵🇸🇦
PSG, obviously accepting €300m bid… but no talks with player as of now.
Al Hilal will offer Mbappé world record salary — even if just for one season.
PSG feel Kylian’s agreement with Real Madrid for 2024 is sealed. pic.twitter.com/pZvXBKKN7E
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 24, 2023
The source claimed that “PSG have given Al Hilal permission to talk to Kylian Mbappe about a transfer for 300 million euros.” Mbappe has one year left on his PSG contract, and the club would prefer that he go now than for nothing next summer.
🚨 Kylian Mbappé €700m salary at Al-Hilal for 1 season:
€58.33m a month
€13.3m a week
€1.9m a day
€79,900 an hour
€1,332 a minute
€22 per second pic.twitter.com/V6zpYJFWuO
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 24, 2023
However, Mbappe is steadfastly refusing to sign a new deal, and the French champions are convinced that he has already agreed to join Real Madrid in 2019.
Even football transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has acknowledged that Al-Hilal made a significant offer to the Ligue 1 giants.
To see a player like Mbappe leave for a Saudi Arabian club, though, at a time when his career is only progressing, seems somewhat improbable.
The French champions’ decision to leave Kylian Mbappe out of their team for a preseason tour of Japan and South Korea a few days ago has raised more questions about the forwards’s future with the club.
PSG had no explanation for leaving out France’s captain, but Mbappe, 24, has been adamant for weeks that he is not interested in signing a new contract.
His absence from the tour will encourage new rumours that he might join Real Madrid prior to the start of the following season.
For a long time, Real Madrid has been interested in signing the player, and many people think that the two parties have already reached some kind of understanding. The current PSG contract for Mbappe expires next summer, but there is a one-year extension option.
Kylian Mbappé’s earnings and nett worth
French professional soccer player Kylian Mbappé has an estimated nett worth of $180 million. One of the world’s highest-paid soccer players is Kylian Mbappé. Kylian made close to $25 million in salary and endorsements at the age of just 19. He currently makes $63 million before taxes from his base income of $53 million plus $10 million from endorsements each year.
He is a highly respected player who has won numerous Ligue 1 and Coupe de France championships. Mbappé, in the meantime, contributed to France’s 2018 FIFA World Cup victory while playing for the French national team.
Kylian is the second-youngest player overall to score in a World Cup final (at the 2018 matches) and the youngest French player to ever score in a World Cup. Kylian made a name for himself by giving his full $500,000 World Cup bonus to a foundation that aids children with disabilities.