Saudi Arabia has an appetite for big-name footballers and is now taking on Kylian Mbappée.
Paris Saint-Germain have given Saudi club Al-Hilal permission to speak to their star. According to Agence France-Presse, we are talking about a transfer fee of 300 million euros (438.8 million Canadian dollars).
“PSG have given Al-Hilal permission to negotiate with Kylian Mbappé on the basis of a €300m transfer fee,” a source told AFP.
The Riyadh-region club did everything right by sending a letter to PSG with a binding offer and a request for permission to offer Mbappé a contract. However, he must be interested in order for the transaction to take place.
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Since Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival at Al-Nassr earlier in the year, many renowned players have made the jump to Saudi Arabia.
Last month, Frenchman Karim Benzema left Real Madrid for Al-Ittihad. N’Golo Kanté left Chelsea for Benzema after signing a four-year deal with Al-Ittihad.
Al-Hillal also hit hard by offering a golden bridge for Ruben Neves, just 26, to leave Wolverhampton from the Premier League. Al-Hillal also signed defender Kalidou Koulibaly, who played at Chelsea.
Saudi pro league clubs are not afraid to shower football stars with dollars.
Here, in large numbers, are some other names that have recently joined the league. Goalkeeper Édouard Mendy, midfielder Marcelo Brozovic, forward Roberto Firmino, forward Diogo Jota, midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, midfielder Seko Fofana and defender Jason Denayer.
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Coming back to Kylian Mbappée, interest is not only coming from the Arabian Peninsula but also many European clubs are raising their hands after knowing that Mbappé would not participate in the PSG camp in Asia. It is all the more interesting that his contract only runs for one more season.
The towel is burning between Mbappé and the management of PSG because of his last year of contract. Banned from traveling to Japan and South Korea, he has to content himself with training with youngsters in the Paris region.
If Mbappé had to accept an offer from Al-Hillal, it would be quite a slap in the face for PSG, which is owned by Qatar’s royal family, who don’t have particularly good relations with their Saudi neighbor.
With AFP