Saudi boom spills over to basketball: Giannis will go to Al-Hilal in case Mbappe doesn't

Greek-Nigerian basketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and PSG's goalscorer Kylian Mbappe had a nice little exchange on Twitter on Monday night. Namely, the Milwaukee Bucks leader told Al-Hilal in a tweet the Saudi club can take him instead of Mbappe - because they look alike!

Unreal: PSG given a lifeline with a 300 million offer from Al Hilal for Mbappe

The Saudi club made an offer of $333 million to buy the French international and is willing to hand $770 million to the footballer in just a year. That sort of offer dwarfs Giannis' yearly salary of $40 million - and makes the whole world take notice.

Despite Al-Hilal's astounding offer, Relevo reported on Monday that Mbappe does not want to play in Saudi Arabia" According to the Madrid-based newspaper, however, Mbappe is committed to staying with the defending French champions for the last year of his contract - and further annoying Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who doesn't want to lose the striker on a free transfer.

It is claimed that the Saudi Pro League side could put a release clause in a lucrative contract allowing Mbappe to sign for Real Madrid in 12 months. The French star has long been keen on a move to Real, with PSG believing he has already agreed to join the Spanish giants for free in 2024.

For all the rumours and insane numbers being mentioned, Mbappe is cool. That's why he didn't make any big statements. Instead, he just quoted Giannis' tweet with a bunch of smiling face emojis.

It is pretty funny, indeed.