Kylian Mbappe has been quite the golden boy of football since he burst onto the scene with AS Monaco some years ago. The breakthrough display against Manchester City in Monaco’s Round of 16 of the 16/17 Champions League announced the immense talent of the Frenchman. He won the FIFA World Cup with his beloved France a year later.
Since becoming a World Cup winner, Kylian Mbappe has been the face of PSG’s project despite having Neymar and, later, Lionel Messi in their ranks. PSG President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been doing all he can to build his dream PSG team around Mbappe because he believes the Frenchman is a future star – everybody does.
Kylian Mbappe’s relationship with PSG and Al-Khelaifi has since deteriorated. The World Cup winner is looking for a way out of the club, and the PSG are also doing all they can to get rid of him this summer. Enter the Saudi super club, Al-Hilah!
What is Kylian Mbappe’s offer from Al-Hilal? Explained
Kylian Mbappe has been flirting with Real Madrid since last summer. President Nasser Al-Khelaifi now believes he has a contract arrangement with the Spanish club, which is why he has been bent on not extending his contract with PSG beyond next season. This would make PSG lose their star man for free to Real Madrid, something the club is trying to avoid.
NO talks taking place between Mbappé and Al Hilal at this stage. Just between Al Hilal & PSG. 🔵🇸🇦
Al Hilal plan to offer Kylian Mbappé net salary worth €200m/year.
It could only reach reported €700m package by including commercial deals — leaving 100% image rights to Kylian. pic.twitter.com/l3oj7JMFZc
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 24, 2023
Al-Hilal has since stepped in with a solution for all parties. According to yesterday’s reports, the Saudi sent a world-record transfer fee in excess of €300 million to PSG to sign Mbappe on a lucrative one-year deal. PSG has reportedly accepted the deal, granting Al-Hilal permission to negotiate contracts with Kylian Mbappe.
The player has his heart set on Real Madrid, but Al-Hilal has also offered to make him the highest-paid footballer in the game’s history and let him leave for free in 12 months to play for Real Madrid. Mbappe could earn as much as €700 million, including commercial deals if he opts to play for the Saudi club for a year.
This move could eclipse Lionel Messi’s move to the MLS, unveiled a week ago. If it goes through, it will also rank Mbappe as one of the richest sportsmen in the world.
LeBron James’ funny reaction to Kylian Mbappe earning more money than his entire NBA salary in one year
Mbappe is friends with several basketball stars like LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The latter quickly reacted to this exciting news on Twitter yesterday, saying, “Al-Hilal, you can take me. I look like Kylian Mbappe.” Kylian Mbappe replied to the basketball star’s tweet with several laughing emojis.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/hKhqYXC7tH
— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) July 24, 2023
LeBron James was next to react to the news when an account named “The NBA Central” on Twitter tweeted that Kylian Mbappe’s reported Al-Hilal $776 million-a-year offer was more than LeBron James’ entire NBA career earnings. The NBA star tweeted his own with a GIF of a man running, with the caption, “Me on my way to Saudi when they call @richpaul4 and @mavcarter (his managers) for that one-year deal.”
Me headed to Saudi when they call @RichPaul4 & @mavcarter for that 1 year deal! ✌🏾🤷🏾♂️😁 pic.twitter.com/IX0VSMZYNb
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 25, 2023
Should Mbappe join Al-Hilal on a one-year deal before switching to Real Madrid for free next season?
