MBAPPE TRANSFER: PSG ACCEPT £259m BID, PERMIT AL-HILAL TO APPROACH PLAYER
Paris Saint-Germain have granted Al-Hilal permission to speak to Kylian Mbappe after accepting a world record £259 million bid for the striker.
Mbappe has been put up for sale by the French champions after refusing to sign a new deal, and could now join the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in Saudi Arabia.
PSG will now allow the Saudi club to speak the 24-year-old, who was left out for their pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea.
An initial report of the bid first filtered through earlier on Monday, and PSG would never turn down such mouth-watering offer as president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has no intention of losing him for free in 2024.
If completed, the deal will eclipse Neymar’s £198m move from Barcelona to PSG as the most expensive transfer in football history.
The offer on the table would reportedly see Mbappe earning a staggering £600m in one year.
It remains to be seen if the striker will accept the deal though, as he has long been keen on a move to Real Madrid.
Mbappe came really close to joining Carlo Ancelotti’s side in 2022, before making a sensational U-turn and staying at PSG.
Three Premier League clubs namely Chelsea, Manchester united and Tottenham have all contacted PSG about the possibility of the deal. European sides, Barcelona and Inter Milan are also part of teams exploring the deal.
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