Desailly: Mbappe should consider huge one year Saudi offer over switch to Real Madrid

Published May 9th, 2024 - 12:46 GMT
Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Borussia Dortmund, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #07 Kylian Mbappe controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Borussia Dortmund, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on May 7, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

France World Cup winner and former AC Milan star Marcel Desailly is reluctant over Kylian Mbappe's proposed move to Real Madrid.

The French striker is set to become a free agent in the summer, once his contract at PSG reaches its end, and has been linked with a switch to Real.

However, Desailly has advised the PSG icon to consider accepting a €350 million offer for a single year in Saudi Arabia, before returning to join a big club in Europe afterward.

The 1998 World Cup winner told beIN Sports: "I don't think it would be the ideal place for him (Real Madrid). There is already Vinicius Jr on the left wing.

"There are players who have shown good things like (Jude) Bellingham, he wouldn't be the number one player as he would like."

"If we think about the football business, I would aim for €350m for a year from Saudi Arabia. I would come back the following season, the year of the World Cup, he would only be 26 years old."

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