The Saudi Arabian football club Al-Hilal has apparently been turned down with a record offer for star striker Kylian Mbappè. As the French sports newspaper “L’Equipe” reported online, the 24-year-old has declined talks with representatives of Al-Hilal in Paris.
The delegation should have hoped to be able to present their project to the 2018 world champion. Previously, Al-Hilal had apparently made an offer of €300m to Mbappé’s club Paris Saint-Germain and received permission to hold talks directly with the attacker.
As “L’Equipe” reports, according to information from those around him, Mbappé has never considered moving to Saudi Arabia. Al-Hilal has been traded as an interested party in poker for Mbappé for some time. The 24-year-old striker is actually still under contract with PSG until next summer, but had stated that he did not want to extend his contract. Since then there has been speculation about a change during this transfer period.
Real is considered the biggest prospect for Mbappé
The most expensive transfer in professional football to date was Brazilian Neymar’s move from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain in 2017. At that time, the transfer fee was 222 million euros. Mbappé switched from AS Monaco to PSG in 2017 for 180 million euros. The Frenchman would like to fulfill his contract at Paris to join in 2024 on a free transfer. PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi strictly rejects this. Spain’s record champions Real Madrid are considered to be the most interested in Mbappé. Some media have already speculated about the striker’s preliminary contract with the royal team. According to media reports, Real has denied this.
Meanwhile, Al-Hilal has signed Neymar’s compatriot Malcom. The 26-year-old Brazil international is moving to Saudi Arabia from Zenit St. Petersburg. The club announced this on Twitter. The transfer fee should be around 60 million euros. Malcom, who moved to Russia from FC Barcelona in 2019, signed a contract until the summer of 2027. The contract was signed at the exclusive Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris.
