France can’t believe it…
In France, the earthquake that has affected the world of football since yesterday is obviously the case of Kylian Mbappé and the staggering offer of €300 million from Saudi Arabia to secure the services of the French international. The newspaper The Team put up a: “Place your bets! PSG is approaching Harry Kane and at the same time many clubs, including Barça and the Saudis of Al-Hilal are interested in the transfer of Kylian Mbappé. This dossier also makes headlines on the inside pages of the Parisian : “Al-Hilal draws a 300 million euro offer for Kylian Mbappé“, ignites the local newspaper which is, like almost all the media, shocked by the amounts mentioned. As stated yesterday in the JT, “the Saudi club has moved up a gear by sending an astronomical proposal to recruit Kylian Mbappé. PSG authorized him to contact the star to start negotiations.»
… Europe is shocked!
England are having a blast over Saudi Arabia’s astronomical bid for Kylian Mbappé. This is the case of the tabloid The Sun who feasts and puts up this sum of 259 M£ or 300 M€. “PSG accept Al-Hilal’s record offer for Mbappé. Wage offer of 200 M€… or almost 4 M€ per week. But he dreams of a free transfer to Real Madrid in a year“, still indicates the media. For The Guardian“Al-Hilal launches record bid for Mbappé“. While on their side, the Daily Express and the DailyMail compare Mbappé tothe man who was worth 300 M€”. In Spain it does not go unnoticed either. brand also notes that “Saudi Arabia offers €300m for Mbappé“, but it is important to underline how much this astronomical amount shocks the press. “Al-Hilal submits a written offer to Al-Khelaïfi and has already received permission to speak to the player. PSG assume Kylian’s deal with Madrid for 2024 is a done deal. Barca deny any interest“, indicates all the same the Madrid daily. For SportIt is “the Mbappe Show. In France, there are claims he could sign for Barca and but the Catalan club believe PSG are using them to put pressure on the striker.” In Portugal, In Bola highlights the crazy offer of 300 M€ from the team of Jorge Jesus, the Portuguese coach, while in Italy, we are less tender and we feel the irony in the newspapers like Il Corriere dello Sport who speaks of Mbappé as “mr billion! “A monstrous offer: 300 million to PSG and €700 million to Kylian. And it could have a domino effect that could concern Osimhen, Lukaku and Vlahovic“, Estimates the transalpine newspaper. For The Gazzetta dello SportMbappé is “the man with 700 M€! In short, you will have understood it, it is all of Europe which is held in suspense by this soap opera which goes in all directions…
Benfica does not let go of João Felix
We end this press tour in Portugal where the future of João Félix is causing a lot of ink to flow, because Benfica dreams of a return of its prodigy, sold to Atlético de Madrid in 2019. Except that the Portuguese striker has never won at Colchoneros where his future seems blocked for next season. As indicated Record on its front page:Benfica does not want to let Felix slip away. There is constant contact with the attacker. The Eagles insist on a loan. Leaders understand that they have to buy time. Atlético tour gives hopefor supporters. For his part, the Correio da Manha indicates that “fans are pushing Félix to return and Benfica remain on the lookout“. The Portuguese club is determined to try its luck.