Lionel Messi seems set to reignite his rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo each on the soccer subject and within the switch payment stakes.
Reports final week instructed Messi might be supplied a staggering £400 million ($746.6 million) for only one season within the Gulf State with Al-Hilal.
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Now French media company AFP alleges Messi, 35, has held negotiations with a membership in Saudi over a “huge” contract, along with his Paris Saint-Germain deal expiring this summer season.
The Daily Mail declare it’s price a staggering £522 million ($974.3 million).
But The Sun studies Messi will make no resolution on his future till after the tip of the Ligue 1 season.
He is totally targeted on securing the league title with PSG after which will assess his choices.
L’Equipe additionally state Messi’s spouse Antonela Roccuzzo is reluctant to maneuver the household to Saudi and would like to remain in Europe.
But AFP tweeted: “Messi’s move to Saudi a ‘done deal’ – source close to negotiations.
“Argentine superstar Lionel Messi will play in Saudi Arabia next season under a ‘huge’ deal, a source with knowledge of the negotiations told AFP on Tuesday.”
The alleged transfer to Saudi, following Ronaldo’s late final yr, would show a large increase for the nation’s publicity and the league’s promotion.
However, AFP stays unclear which Saudi crew are attempting to shut in on the World Cup winner.
Ronaldo’s switch from Manchester United to Al Nassr is reportedly incomes him round $315 million per season. He additionally moved forward of Messi in Forbes’ annual listing of the world’s highest paid athletes.
Messi might properly reclaim his place atop that listing, nevertheless, with this mooted transfer.
As properly as Saudi Arabia, the 35-year-old has been linked with a return to Barcelona and MLS facet Inter Miami.
Messi’s two-year deal on the Parc des Princes expires subsequent month, two years after his emotional free switch from boyhood membership Barcelona.
And he seems more and more unlikely to signal an extension within the French capital, particularly after initially being suspended for 2 weeks for his unauthorised promo journey to Saudi.
Remorseful Messi, who returned to coaching simply 5 days later yesterday, stated: “I thought we were going to have a day off after the game as always.
“I had this trip organised and I couldn’t cancel it. I had already cancelled it before …
“I apologise to my teammates and I’m waiting for what the club wants to do with me.”
Messi spent Monday evening along with his spouse on the Laureus World Sports Awards in Paris, hours after being pictured in PSG coaching equipment on the membership’s official Twitter.
He was topped sportsman of the yr after captaining Argentina to glory at Qatar 2022, pipping Max Verstappen, Mundo Duplantis, Rafael Nadal, Steph Curry and PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe to the celebrated gong.
This article initially appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission
Originally revealed as Lionel Messi ‘agrees Saudi Arabia move on mega contract’
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
