Kylian Mbappe is dominating the global headlines with an incredible Saudi offer. Even Lionel Messi?s star-studded Inter Miami debut couldn’t beat the hype. The massive moolah even created a meme-fest with many NBA A-listers drooling over the petro-dollars. But as Mbappe chose legacy club over the fortune, he received a pat on his back by a $215 million rich NBA star.
Paris Saint-German was offered a whopping $1.1 billion amount for the French striker by Al-Hilal. This included a $332 million transfer amount and a $776 million salary offer for Mbappe.
Trae Young shows his appreciation for Kylian Mbappe
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Shortly after Jaylen Brown signed the richest deal in NBA history with the Boston Celtics, the world was shaken once again by the offer made for Kylian Mbappe.?
The 24-year-old has been excluded from the team?s squad for its preseason tour to Japan, as the team?s officials look to either sign a new contract or sell him to another team. One team that was eager for Mbappe?s services was the Saudi Arabian club, Al-Hilal.
But Mbappe refused to even have a sit down with the team?s representatives. This led the Atlanta Hawks? star point guard Trae Young to issue praise for the football star on social media. Young himself signed a five-year $215 million extension with the Hawks last year.
Young went to Twitter to show appreciation for Mbappe?s decision, ?You know everybody like ?Mbapp? a better man than me?.?
You know everybody like “Mbappè a better man than me😏”..🤣🤣
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) July 26, 2023
Young?s tweet may have been referring to how any other person in his position may have taken the huge amount of money instead of turning it down.
Where will Kylian Mbappe go?
Kylian Mbappe?s decision to turn down huge money led to mixed reactions from fans and other athletes. Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks went on to tweet after Mbappe?s news went viral.
Al Hilal you can take me. I look like Kylian Mbappe 😂😂👀 pic.twitter.com/VH0syez3VX
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) July 24, 2023
Not just Antetokounmpo but even Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James tweeted regarding the news. Now, with Kylian Mbappe turning down Al-Hilal?s offer, there are other teams pursuing his services.
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Me headed to Saudi when they call @RichPaul4 & @mavcarter for that 1 year deal! ✌🏾🤷🏾♂️😁 pic.twitter.com/IX0VSMZYNb
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 25, 2023
Two teams that are frontrunners in the hopes of landing Mbappe are Real Madrid and Chelsea.?
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Among these two teams, Real Madrid is reportedly close to an agreement. But only time will tell where the French star will land by the start of the season.