If Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's grand athletic ambitions weren't yet clear enough, Saudi Arabian soccer outfit Al-Hilal on Monday offered Paris Saint-Germain a record $332 million for 24-year-old star Kylian Mbappé, an eye-watering sum that once again underscores the country's commitment to modernization under MBS' "Vision 2030" plan. If the French star were to accept the sale, the Kingdom is allegedly planning to offer him somewhere in the ballpark of $776 million for just one year on the roster, after which he could leave for his preferred home, Real Madrid.
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