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Mbappe will not join Al Hilal despite PSG being ready to accept €300 million offer
Earlier today, it was confirmed that Al Hilal had sent in a world-record €300 million offer for Kylian Mbappe that PSG are considering accepting as they look to offload him at the earliest possible.
As part of the proposal, the Saudi Arabian giants are even ready to hand Mbappe a mammoth €700 million per season deal with the provision for him to leave for Real Madrid in 2024.
However, as per the latest update from journalist Sergio Fernandez, despite PSG being ready to accept Al Hilal’s gigantic offer, Mbappe has no desire to move to Saudi Arabia and will not join the Middle East outfit.
It is further claimed that the 24-year-old attacking phenom would be willing to spend the entire next season on the bench or in the stands but will not sign for the Saudi Arabian giants.
PSG, for their part, are eager to rush Mbappe’s sale as the longer the situation drags on, the weaker their position gets. To that end, they have been putting pressure on the Frenchman by various means, such as excluding him from the pre-season tour of Asia.
Mbappe, for his part, has not made any move despite all these developments and is training with several other outcasts in Paris. As for Real Madrid, they have also remained quiet on the matter despite their well-known interest in signing the superstar forward.
PSG are seemingly trying to force Los Blancos into action by potentially drumming up rumours of interest from Barcelona.
At the same time, they also wish to discredit Mbappe by painting him in a bad light. The club want to depict him as a bad apple for his refusal to join Al Hilal even though it would mean that his club would stand to earn €300 million from the transfer.
The Ligue 1 champions firmly believe that the forward has an agreement with Real Madrid over a Bosman move in 2024 and want to avoid that scenario at all costs.
However, with the forward unwilling to leave for Al Hilal, it will be interesting to see how the situation develops in the coming days.
Real Madrid are back in action in La Liga tonight after the three-week international break as they take on Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Having lost their previous game against Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid will be eager to get back to winning ways, especially with Barcelona on track to secure three more points and extending their lead at the top.
Ahead of kickoff at the Santiago Bernabeu later tonight, manager Jose Mourinho has announced the starting lineup that will take the field against Villarreal.
The big headline is that captain Federico Valverde is fit enough to start in midfield after having successfully recovered from the Grade 3 ankle sprain he had sustained during the derby defeat three weeks ago.
The Uruguayan international partners with Aurelien Tchouameni in the middle of the park, while Jude Bellingham continues as the attacking midfielder for the hosts.
The other major news comes in the form of Jose Mourinho deciding to bench Vinicius Jr., with Yan Diomande starting on the left wing.
Arda Guler slots in on the right flank, while Kylian Mbappe, having recovered from the minor injury he sustained during the international break, spearheads the attack.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alvaro Carreras get the nod as the two full-backs flanking the centre-back pairing of Ibrahima Konate and Antonio Rudiger. Thibaut Courtois guards the Real Madrid goal.
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