PSG accept world record 259m pound bid for Mbappe from Al-Hilal: report

New Delhi: Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have accepted Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal's world-record bid of 259 million pounds (300 million euros) for star forward Kylian Mbappe.

 Al-Hilal have permission to speak to Mbappe after making the bid for the PSG forward, the BBC reported.

The current world transfer record is the 200m pounds (222m euros) PSG paid to sign Brazilian star Neymar from Barcelona in August, 2017.

The 24-year-old French captain, who still has one year remaining on his contract, is unwilling to renew his contract with PSG and is believed to prefer a move to Real Madrid. The French star was also left out of the PSG squad for the pre-season tour of Japan and South Korea.

Notably, Mbappe has long been linked with Real and his desire to join the Spanish giants has caused a rift with his current employers.

PSG are eager to prevent losing Mbappe on a free transfer and, as a result, they have decided to put him up for sale with an aim to recoup the approximate 150 million pounds they invested to secure his permanent transfer from Monaco back in 2018.

In addition to Real, several top clubs are also reportedly in the mix for a potential move for the star striker.

As per the report, numerous clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Inter Milan and Barcelona have all expressed an interest in Mbappe.