DUBAI — Saudi Arabian soccer team Al-Hilal announced a world record-breaking bid of $332 million (300 million euros) for French forward Kylian Mbappe on Monday.
Mbappe’s current club, Qatari-owned French side Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), confirmed that the formal offer for its player took place, according to The Associated Press. It has given Al-Hilal permission to open negotiations directly with the player.
Fabrizio Romano, an Italian soccer journalist and transfer market expert, wrote about the news on Twitter highlighting the significance of the bid.
“Understand it’s worth €300m — record fee,” he wrote in a tweet from his personal account on Monday. He added that PSG is convinced that Mbappe already agreed to terms with Real Madrid and has made contact with them already.
