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Mbappé Recieves Billion Dollar Offer

  • Saudi club Al Hilal offer Mbappé a $776 million one-year salary, and a $332 million transfer bid to PSG.
  • This comes on the cusp of the Saudi Pro League signing European players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzima to lucrative deals..
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Kylian Mbappé, widely regarded as one of the best soccer players in the world, has received an offer worth over $1 billion to play in Saudia Arabia — for just a single year. Soccer journalist Ben Jacobs joins Front Office Sports Today to break down what the earth-shaking offer means for Mbappé, PSG, and the soccer world in general.

Plus, Premier League CEO Richard Masters shares his thoughts on the Mbappé deal, the Premier League’s U.S. tour, and financing a system built around promotion and relegation.

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