Liverpool’s Euro rivals round-up: Sadio Mane looks to be closing in on move to Saudi Arabia, while Kylian Mbappe has faced a world record offer for him.
Saudi Arabia has a big impact on world football, and only for Liverpool. The impact on football is becoming clear and there is much more to discover.
The Reds know how disruptive the rise of Gulf State has been this summer, with the imminent move of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to the Pro League completely transforming the transfer landscape at Anfield.
But the pair’s anticipated exits have really exploded in the last 24 hours, with arguably the best player in the world currently the subject of a world record offer from Saudi Arabia. Kylian Mbappé has been embroiled in an ongoing transfer saga at Paris Saint-Germain for years, but his stint in the French capital looks set to come to a spectacular end this summer.
The 24-year-old is the subject of a $333m (£259m/€300m) offer from Al Hilal, according to Fabrizio Romano, and the deal could proceed quickly. Mbappé would be by far the highest profile player to move to the Middle East, and could be followed by another familiar face to Liverpool fans.
Sadio Mane ready for offer in Saudi Arabia
Sadio Mane could leave Bayern Munich after just a year, with reports suggesting he is closing in on a move to Saudi Arabia.
According to CBS reporter James Benge, Al-Nassr applied to the Sports Ministry’s Player Acquisition Center of Excellence to fund the deal, with an offer of around $44m (£34m/€40m). It would be something of a reversal for Mane as Sky Germany announced last week that they want to salvage their career at Bayern Munich, although the German giants are open to a split.
Liverpool.com says: Although he may have wanted to prove his doubters wrong, it seemed inevitable that Mane would leave Bayern since the start of the summer.
Like many other former Liverpool players, he proved once again that the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. If things had gone better this year, Saudi Arabia might have taken another step for Mané, but would have been far less likely to succeed in bringing him in.
Bayern won’t believe their chance to turn Mane into a win, but Saudi Arabia are in the process of overturning the transfer window. Take it out of the equation, because Liverpool could not have predicted the entering Saudi money (and the Mané would not have had a contract this summer if he had remained an additional 12 months), the reality that the Reds were bought at the right time.
Kylian Mbappé breaks the silence in the supply of the world record
Kylian Mbappé broke his silence at the Al-Hilals World Record of 333 million USD (259 million pounds Sterling / 300 million euros).
The Saudi team’s attempt to sign the 24 -year -old is currently talking about the world of sport and has even reached the NBA. Milwaukee Bucks -Star Giannis Antetokounmpo was on Twitter: “Al Hilal, you can take me. I look like Kylian Mbappé. \”
The tweet made a response from Mbappé, who released a number of riant emojis. The Daily Mail belongs to a certain number of points of sale and reports that PSG has accepted the offer of the Saudi page -Pro.
Spanish Outlet Mundo Deportivo (printed edition, About Paisley Gates) reports that Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester clubs are interested in signing the player, but red and spurs can be excluded for financial reasons.
Liverpool.com says: Mbappé’s response can tell you everything you need to see this step proposed after Saudi Arabia. He is certainly not a player who wants to prove himself with another challenge and rather a very expensive springboard to reach his move to Real Madrid in a year.
