Kylian Mbappe is not interested in meeting representatives from Al Hilal to discuss a move to Saudi Arabia.

PSG have given Al Hilal permission to speak to Mbappe after the Saudi club made a world-record €300m (£257m) offer for the player on Saturday.

Representatives of Al Hilal have been in Paris this week but there has been no meeting with Mbappe's camp.

PSG insiders believe Mbappe is refusing to speak to Al Hilal because he has already agreed to move to Real Madrid as a free agent next summer when his contract expires.

Al Hilal's offer was subject to the agreement of a payment schedule and it was conditional on the signing of contracts between the clubs and between Mbappe and Al Hilal.

PSG believe at least five clubs are interested in signing Mbappe. The offer from Al Hilal is not the only one the French champions have received.

There is said to already be a "hot market" for the France captain, with the interested clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham, Inter Milan and Barcelona.

PSG will listen to any offer and all proposals to sell Mbappe, and if it was left to the French champions they would just sell him to the highest bidder, although other clubs will struggle to come anywhere near Al Hilal's offer.

The 24-year-old will not play for PSG again if he does not extend his contract.

However, Real Madrid may now be tempted to make a formal bid for the player to make sure they do not miss out on him again.

Captain Lindsey Horan came to the rescue of defending champions the United States after the Netherlands had threatened an upset at the Women's World Cup.

New Manchester City signing Jill Roord put the Dutch on course for a famous win after a clinical finish from the edge of the box.

The Stars and Stripes have been a superpower on the world stage, winning their previous 13 matches spanning three tournaments, but they struggled to break down a resolute Netherlands defence until Horan equalised with a header from a corner.

In a repeat of the 2019 final - which the USA won 2-0 in Lyon - Savannah DeMelo fired wide when the game was goalless while Trinity Rodman forced Daphne van Domselaar into a fingertip save moments after the Dutch had taken the lead.

It looked like being a bitterly frustrating day for the USA when Julie Ertz had a header deflected behind before Horan equalised.

The United States stay top of Group E with four points from two games - the same number as the Netherlands who trail on goal difference.

The USA face Portugal next at Eden Park, Auckland, on Tuesday (08:00 BST) while the Netherlands play Vietnam in Dunedin at the same time.

Calvin Bassey, the talented Ajax defender, is on the brink of completing his departure from the Dutch Eredivisie giants, as he was left out of their training tour to Germany.

The Nigerian player is now scheduled for a medical with Fulham, a prominent English Premier League side, after expressing keen interest in joining Marco Silva's team.

Fulham reportedly faces a choice between Bassey and Southampton's Mohammed Salisu to strengthen their backline. Both African players are being considered for the left-sided centre-back position, but it appears that talks with Ajax concerning Bassey's transfer are in the final stages.

Italian transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano confirmed Fulham's intentions to finalize deals for both players. Salisu's potential move is believed to be valued at over £15m, while Bassey carries a price tag of £18m.

These signings come as Fulham faces uncertainty over the future of Nigeria's defender Tosin Adarabioyo. The club hopes to capitalize on his market value before his contract expires at the end of the upcoming season.

Talks regarding a contract extension with Adarabioyo have stalled, and Tottenham Hotspur has recently expressed interest in the 25-year-old, potentially leading to a move to north London during this summer transfer window.

Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal has been given the green light to enter negotiations with Kylian Mbappe, the Paris St-Germain forward, following their astonishing world record bid of £259m.

The 24-year-old French captain, with only a year remaining on his contract, has declined to sign an extension with the French champions and was not included in their pre-season tour to Japan.

In a bid to avoid losing Mbappe on a free transfer next summer, PSG is eager to sell him now. The current record for the most expensive player in the world is Neymar's £200m move from Barcelona to PSG in 2017.

Mbappe, if the transfer goes through, will have commanded two out of the three highest transfer fees ever paid for a player. In 2017, PSG acquired him from Monaco for £166m. Several top clubs, including Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham, Inter Milan, and Barcelona, have expressed interest in signing the talented forward.

Mbappe has previously stated his intention to leave PSG for free at the end of the upcoming season, with Real Madrid believed to be his preferred destination.

PSG is open to the idea of allowing Mbappe to leave on loan this summer, enabling him to play out the final year of his contract elsewhere. This move would give him the opportunity to join Real Madrid at no cost in the following year while generating a loan fee for PSG.

The club's chairman, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has emphasized his determination to adopt a tough stance in negotiations, with suggestions that Mbappe could face exclusion from the team for a whole year if the current deadlock persists. Such an outcome would undoubtedly impact his chances of representing France at Euro 2024.

Owned by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, Al-Hilal has been making significant moves in the transfer market this summer, having already secured the signings of Ruben Neves from Wolves and Kalidou Koulibaly from Chelsea.