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Mbappe Refuses Saudi Club Despite £259M Offer
Kylian Mbappe has turned down a world record £259 million move to Al-Hilal by refusing to talk with the Saudi club’s delegation.
After agreeing on the amount earlier this week, Paris St Germain granted Al Hilal’s representatives access to discuss the deal with the 24-year-old.
Al Hilal’s representatives visited France this week, but Mbappe and his representatives have no intention of negotiating, despite a wage deal worth more than £600 million.
The French champions have put their superstar on the market after he declined to extend his contract at Parc de Princes.
His present contract will expire at the conclusion of next season, at which point he will be free to leave the club, with Real Madrid eager to sign him. PSG, on the other hand, is adamant that this will not happen and is aggressively seeking offers for the World Cup winner.
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Al Hilal officials came to Paris on Wednesday to finalize the signing of Brazilian winger Malcom from Zenit St Petersburg and to begin negotiations with Mbappe’s teammate, PSG’s Italian international midfielder Marco Verratti.
They had planned, however, to meet with Mbappe’s representatives in order to persuade him to join their project.
Mbappe’s entourage refused to discuss the move with France’s captain at any time.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi announced plans to sell Mbappe if he does not agree to a new contract after the attacker was left out of the club’s pre-season tour of Japan.
He said, “My position is very clear. I don’t want to repeat it every time: if Kylian wants to stay, we want him to stay. But he needs to sign a new contract.
“We don’t want to lose the best player in the world for free, we can’t do that. This is a French club. He said he would never leave for free. If he changes his mind today, it’s not my fault. We don’t want to lose the best player in the world for free, that’s very clear.”
Before Al-Hilal’s approach, at least five teams, including Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham, had reportedly expressed interest in Mbappe.
