Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal have made a world record £259m bid for Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe. 

The 24-year-old France captain, who has a year left on his contract, has refused to sign an extension at the French champions and was not part of the pre-season tour to Japan, reports BBC.

Neymar's £200m move from Barcelona to PSG in 2017 is the current record.

PSG activated the Brazil international's release clause in 2017 to make him the most expensive player in the world.

Should he move, Mbappe would command two of the three highest fees paid for a player after joining PSG from Monaco in 2017 for £166m.

Mbappe has said he wants to remain with PSG for one more year before leaving when his contract expires.

He is widely believed to want to join Real Madrid at the end of this season.

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