As he winds down on his PSG career, French striker Kylian Mbappe should be considering a huge Saudi Arabia offer over a move to Real Madrid, according to France football legend, Marcel Desailly.
Reports have been rife in the past few months of Real Madrid securing the services of Kylian Mbappe, and that the French striker would join the Spanish champions at the expiration of his Paris Saint-Germain contract.
When he does, he would be joining an array of young talented footballers in the Spanish capital, which means that he will not be the centre of all the attention as he would wish, according to Marcel Desailly, and in regard, the former French international believes he should ditch the Spanish giants and consider a huge Saudi Arabia offer.
Marcel Desailly’s advice to Kylian Mbappe will certainly divide opinion, given that the PSG striker is just 25 years old with the world at his feet, and many may think it is too early to make a move to Saudi Arabia.
For Marcel Desailly, though, the advice to Kylian Mbappe is to try to make more money and make a return to Europe at some point when he must have made quite a lot of money from there.
Given the many talented youngsters Real Madrid have assembled, Marcel Desailly doesn’t think Real Madrid would be a perfect destination for Kylia Mbappe at this time.
Marcel Desailly issued his advice to Kylian Mbappe in an interview with beIN Sports UK, where he said; “I recommend another continent. I’m not sure Madrid is the perfect place for him. As we have said, there is Vinicius Jr on the left, there are talented players like Bellingham. He won’t be the undisputed leader there, which is what he wants.”
Marcel Desailly added: He doesn’t want to say where he’s going to sign, he wants to have the announcement of a star, there must be something behind it.”
From a business point of view, Marcel Desailly feels Kylian Mbappe has to consider a move to Saudi Arabia, earn a lot of money and come back to Europe, given that he is still very young.
“Technically, if we look at the football business, I would go towards the 350 million euros per year from Saudi Arabia. Come back the next season, that of the 2026 World Cup, a year later. You will only be 26 and a half years old and you will have played football. Because what does Mbappé want? Play soccer. This is what I feel as a businessman,” Marcel Desailly said.
” I feel he can leave European football for a year to go to Saudi Arabia. And the Saudi championship is competitive. The stadiums are full and the channels are tearing up the matches. Saudi Arabia wants to promote its football like Qatar in 2005. I was one of the stars there. It’s a business on both sides and I think it would be a great opportunity for him to do business while continuing to play football. But after the Euro” Not sure that this will be heard, the former French defender added.
Is this advice that Kylian Mbappe would be considering?
The youngster has made quite a lot of money during his time with Paris Saint-Germain, and if Real Madrid signed him for free, he would be making more money.
Would he feel he would be okay with that money or make do with the potentially huge Saudi Arabia offer?