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PSG will accept Al Hilal’s €300m bid for Mbappe, Real Madrid will have to act – Romano
Earlier today, reports emerged confirming that Al Hilal had indeed made a shocking, world-record bid of €300 million to sign Real Madrid target Kylian Mbappe this summer.
Apart from being ready to shell out such a massive sum on the French superstar’s signing, the Saudi Arabian giants are also offering him an enormous contract worth €700 million per season. It would also have the provision for him to leave for Real Madrid in 2024.
Building on these claims, Fabrizio Romano is now reporting that PSG will undoubtedly accept the €300 million offer from Al Hilal as they are keen on resolving the Frenchman’s situation at the earliest possible.
As such, the feeling is that Real Madrid must act now and all eyes will be on club president Florentino Perez to see whether he makes a move or not.
The Italian journalist states that there is no conversation between Mbappe and Al Hilal at this point and that the forward wishes to continue in Europe and has his heart set on a move to Real Madrid only.
Mbappe has made it clear that he does not wish to leave this summer and is unwilling to renew his contract which extends next year. As such, he could leave for free next year, something that the Parisian giants are unwilling to accept.
The Ligue 1 champions are also convinced that Mbappe has a verbal agreement with Real Madrid over a free transfer next summer.
In order to avoid losing him for free, they have omitted him from the pre-season tour of Asia and have told him that the forward will not play for them again until he makes a decision on his future – either renew or leave.
Real Madrid have been monitoring the developments from a distance even though their interest in Mbappe is no secret. However, with other clubs, including Barcelona, seemingly making moves, Los Blancos will now have to act on their interest in the Frenchman.
Real Madrid will come up against their biggest test of the 2023/24 season so far this weekend when they lock horns with neighbours Atletico Madrid.
However, they will once again have to face the challenge without one of their main players in the form of Vinicius Jr, reports Sergio Quirante.
No risks with Vinicius
Vinicius picked up an injury during Real Madrid’s third La Liga game of the season against Celta Vigo, following which he was subbed off.
The 23-year-old has since missed the last three matches against Getafe, Real Sociedad, and Union Berlin.
Reports earlier this week suggested that Vinicius had resumed training individually with the ball, which gave hopes that the attacker might make an early comeback in time for the derby against Atletico.
The Brazilian international has worked very hard to try and bring forward his return date and is closing in on making a comeback.
But Real Madrid are not prepared to take any risks with their star attacker. As such, he will not be rushed back for the derby against Atletico Madrid this week.
Who else will be absent?
Apart from Vinicius, Real Madrid are set to be without four other players, as Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao, Arda Guler, and Dani Carvajal are also out with injuries.
Guler is close to a return, with the Turkish wonderkid expected to resume training with the team on Monday. As for Carvajal, he will undergo fresh scans tomorrow to determine the extent of his injury.
Atletico Madrid, too, have some injuries heading into the game, with young prospect Pablo Barrios among those set to be unavailable for the derby.
