The EUR 300 million offer from the Saudi football club Al-Hilal for Kylian Mbappé made ex-world champion Mats Hummels a little jealous.
“Equal pay for the boys who tackle and are tackled,” joked the BVB defender on Twitter, alluding to a precarious defensive situation at the 2021 European Championship.
The 34-year-old posted a video of the preliminary round match between Germany and France, in which he tackled the French soccer star from behind and took the ball away from him. The high-risk slide tackle was one of the most discussed scenes of the game. The German team lost anyway – after an own goal by Hummels of all things.
Al-Hilal is said to have made the record offer of 300 million euros to Paris Saint-Germain. According to several media outlets, PSG confirmed the offer and therefore gave Al-Hilal permission to negotiate directly with the goalscorer.
However, it is unlikely that Mbappé would even consider moving to the internationally less important league. The 2018 soccer world champion is still under contract with Paris until next summer, but had declared that he did not want to extend his contract.