The representative of Al Hilal club went to France to convince Mbappe
After the initial offer was not approved, Al Hilal remained patient with Mbappe. According to Mundo Deportivo (Spain), from now until the end of the week, the delegation of the Saudi club will meet directly and convince Mbappe and the people involved.
Al Hilal plans to pay the 24-year-old striker at least $ 220 million in salary per season. Mbappe's income can be up to $ 770 million, depending on commercial agreements. The team that finished third in the Saudi Pro League last season is also ready to install a clause in the contract that allows Mbappe to move to Real in the summer of 2024 on a free transfer.
Regarding the transfer fee, Al Hilal is willing to pay 330 million for PSG. This figure will break the record of 264 million that PSG is holding after the purchase of Neymar in 2017. The Ligue 1 champions are delighted with Al Hilal's offer, and President Al Khelaifi has allowed the Saudi Arabian club to contact Mbappe. .
Mbappe's family seems to have fallen in love with Al Hilal's record offer, but the 24-year-old striker himself does not want to leave Europe. The top scorer of the World Cup 2022 still wants to play at the top of the 2023-2024 season, to prepare for Euro 2024 and the 2024 Olympics.
Mbappe has a contract with PSG until the end of June 2024. Earlier last month, he announced that he would not extend his contract until June 2025. That leaves PSG with two options: must sell to recover the transfer fee, or accept to lose everything next year. In 2018, the Ligue 1 champion spent $ 200 million to buy Mbappe from Monaco.
PSG have removed Mbappe from the list of Japan tour. If he decides to stay until the end of June 2024, the French striker could face the risk of being sidelined for the whole season. Mbappe is training in Paris with the youth team and first-team players waiting to be liquidated.
Real has yet to make a move to buy Mbappe. The Spanish team can wait until the end of the summer transfer window, to test the patience of PSG and buy at a cheaper price. Mbappe has many times almost joined Real. In 2022, before renewing with PSG, the 24-year-old striker seriously considered going to Real on a free transfer.
Mbappe has won six Ligue 1, three French Cups, two League Cups, two French Super Cups, but no Champions League. In 2020, he and PSG lost 0-1 to Bayern in the Champions League final. With France, Mbappe won the 2018 World Cup, the 2021 Nations League and reached the 2022 World Cup final. The 24-year-old striker is the top scorer of the 2022 World Cup and five consecutive Ligue 1 seasons.
Before approaching Mbappe, Al Hilal bought midfielder Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea, midfielder Ruben Neves from Wolves and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio. If there is Mbappe, Al Hilal will be a bright candidate for the 2023-2024 Saudi Pro League championship, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr and Karim Benzema's Al Ittihad.
