Al Hilal to pay Kylian Mbappe $776 million if he agrees to play in Saudi league for just one season: Report

Will Kylian Mbappe join Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema in the fast-growing Saudi Pro League next season?

The ball is in Mbappe's court now after Paris Saint-Germain received a world record bid of 300-million-euro ($333 million) for him from Saudi club Al-Hilal. Al Hilal have made a formal offer to PSG by letter, the source said, but such a transfer could only be made with the agreement of Mbappe.

"The club has given permission to Al Hilal to speak with Mbappe. That's the request of the letter and that's been granted," the PSG source said. Mbappe has one year left on his contract with PSG, who want him to leave now rather than for nothing next summer.

But Mbappe is refusing to sign a new contract at PSG and the French champions believe he has already struck a deal to move to Real Madrid next year for nothing.

The standoff between Mbappe and the French club reached a new peak at the weekend when they dropped him from their squad to tour Japan and South Korea.

There have been suggestions that Mbappe would not be selected for an entire year if he fails to find a solution with PSG.

Al Hilal, according to Front Office Sports, the multiplatform media brand that covers the influence of sports on business and culture, could help solve the problem by spending $1.1 billion on Mbappe for just one season.

If the 24-year-old French superstar agrees to move to Saudi, he will be paid $776 million by Al-Hilal, according to Front Office Sports.

The one-year deal would be perfect for both parties, giving the Saudi league its biggest boost and allowing Mbappe to complete his dream move to Real Madrid in 2024.

"Saudi club Al-Hilal has offered a world-record package for Kylian Mbappé: 1 year, $1.1 billion. • $332M transfer fee to PSG. • $776M salary for 1 season. The deal would allow him to depart for free next summer to Real Madrid," Front Office Sports tweeted on Monday.

High-profile Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano also stated that both parties are likely to agree on a one-year deal.

"The Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal have submitted a world-record bid for Kylian Mbappé, understood to be worth €300m (£259m), and are willing to have the forward for only one season if that is what is takes to get the deal done," Romano wrote on The Guardian.

"Al-Hilal will try to tempt Mbappé with a world-record salary and, mindful that it may suit him to come for only one season."

The bid represents Saudi Arabia's most ambitious move yet as part of a determined recruitment drive to lure the game's biggest players to the country.

Benzema, N’Golo Kante and Roberto Firmino are among the big names to head to Saudi Arabia's lucrative league after Ronaldo agreed to a deal with Al-Nassr in December.

Al-Hilal had previously attempted to sign Lionel Messi but the Argentine legend opted against it, instead choosing MLS team Inter Miami after leaving PSG.

A host of big-name players, though, have made the move, with more expected to follow before the start of next season. Premier League stars like Riyad Mahrez and Jordan Henderson have been linked with moves.