On Monday, Kylian Mbappé made headlines throughout the soccer world when it was claimed that Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal had made a $1 billion approach to Paris Saint-Germain to sign the French star. Al Hilal would provide PSG $322 million as part of the deal, while paying Mbappé $776 million for just a single year.
Mbappé would earn more if he were to sign that contract than LeBron James has ever made in his entire career. The newest person to weigh in on the subject of that sum of money is Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who stated he would gladly take Mbappé’s place on the squad.
He posted, “Al Hilal you can take me.” I have Kylian Mbappe’s appearance.
When Mbappé noticed Antetokounmpo’s post, he simply replied with a large number of laughing emojis.
Kylian Mbappe shares social media post as NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo cracks joke about Al-Hilal switch
After hearing rᴜmors of a staggering £256 million deal for the France great from Paris Saint-Germain, the NBA star couldn’t help but weigh in on the possibility of the star moving to Al-Hilal. The Milwaukee Bucks’ Antetokounmpo posted on Twitter, saying: “Al Hilal, you may take me. I have two laughing emojis and I look like Kylian Mbappe.
The basketball player’s tweet made reference to the staggering sums of money mentioned in Mbappe’s move, prompting Mbappe to retweet it with no fewer than 13 of his own laughing emojis.
Given the enormous sums of money being mentioned in a hypothetical transition to the Saudi Pro League, it is obvious why Mbappe is smiling.
Due to his refusal to agree to a new deal with the Ligue 1 club, the 24-year-old is anticipated to leave PSG this summer. When Mbappe’s contract ends in the summer of 2019, he is reportedly holding out for a move to Real Madrid, which opens the door for Al-Hilal to step in and sign him to a one-year contract.
The Saudi team is offering to pay the player a staggering £605 million for just one season’s worth of labor, making him by far the highest-paid player in the world.
The highest-paid player at the moment is Cristiano Ronaldo, who makes £62 million a year with Al-Nassr, a staggering sum that would pale in comparison to Mbappe’s contract should a move to Saudi Arabia materialize.