Al Hilal make £259m record bid for Mbappe

Saudi Arabia club, Al Hilal, have made a world-record £259 million bid to sign French forward Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain.

The French champions have put Mbappe up for sale and left him out of their squad for the pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea, having made it clear they only want to include players who are committed to the club.

It is believed Al Hilal’s record-breaking offer is not the only one PSG have received, with speculation that other clubs have approached the Parisians with a mix of offers, including cash-plus players, for the free-scoring forward.

Paris Saint-Germain believe at least five clubs are interested in signing Mbappe, with Tottenham among them.

There is said to already be a “hot market” for the France captain, and PSG are expecting more developments this week with interested clubs, which include Chelsea, Man United, Inter Milan and Barcelona.

PSG will listen to any offer for Mbappe and, if it was left to the French champions, they would just sell him to the highest bidder, however, other clubs would struggle to come anywhere near Al Hilal’s offer.

The forward has one year remaining on his contract and is unwilling to sign a new one, with PSG believing he has already agreed to join Real Madrid for free next summer.

Source: punch