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Saudi Pro League giants Al Hilal reportedly made a record €300 million bid for Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe on Monday. The 24-year-old French star is yet to accept the offer while many NBA stars including LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and others have reacted to the Saudi club's lucrative offer.
Mbappe, who has been linked with a move to Real Madrid for several months, has only one year left on his contract with the French champions and has refused to sign an extension. However, PSG are keen on selling the 2018 world cup winner before he becomes a free agent next year. On July 24, Al Hilal made a record €300 million offer for Mbappe, which drew the attention of many fans and athletes.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was among the first NBA stars to react to the offer as he took to his Twitter handle and wrote, "Al Hilal you can take me. I look like Kylian Mbappe 😂😂👀" The PSG star quickly responded to Giannis' tweet with a series of laughing emojis.
The all-time leading point scorer in the NBA, LeBron James also took to Twitter and shared a video with the caption, "Me headed to Saudi when they call @RichPaul4 & @mavcarter for that 1 year deal! ✌🏾🤷🏾♂️😁"
Damian Lillard also joined the banter and tweeted, "1 year 776mm? Wtf lol …"
Golden State Warriors star forward Draymond Green also joked by asking if Saudi Arabia also has basketball leagues. The four-time NBA champion wrote, "They got basketball leagues too right? 😱😱🏃🏿🏃🏿💨💨💨💨💨 I don’t the ink on my contract has dried up yet 🤣🤣🤣🤣"
If Mbappe accepts Al Hilal's offer, he would make more money than the NBA’s 17 highest-paid players next season combined. Kylian Mbappe will reportedly make $776 million from his potential one-year contract with the Saudi Arabia club while NBA stars like LeBron James, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and others combined will make less than him next season.
After football legend Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr in January 2023, many big names across the world joined the Saudi Pro League. These big names include Karim Benzema, Kalidou Koulibaly, Rúben Neves, and N’Golo Kante among others.
