The international star, Lionel Messi, is close to joining the ranks of the Saudi Al-Hilal team, after speculation arose about the future of the Argentine national team captain, with his French team, Paris Saint-Germain, in recent days.
A source close to Messi said that the player had received an official offer from Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia, in light of his failure to extend his contract with the French capital club, according to Reuters.
Messi gave up on a potential return to FC Barcelona, and accepted an offer to join Al Hilal, this summer after initially asking for 600 million euros ($662 million annually), according to the Spanish football sports talk show (El Chiringuito).
According to the sports program, the captain of the Barcelona team, Sergio Busquets, and the left back of the Catalan team, Jordi Alba, are on the cusp of joining the Saudi team, accompanied by their former colleague, Messi.
Messi, who will be 36 years old next month, received an offer of 400 million euros, equivalent to about 440 million dollars, from Al Hilal, according to the “Al Hilal” website.Forbes“.
Private sources revealed to the newspaper,Okaz” Saudi Arabia, Al-Hilal Club is close to signing with the former Spain and Barcelona coach, Luis Enrique, to lead Al-Azraq, coinciding with the “leader” approaching the settlement of the Messi deal.
More than a month ago, the captain of the Argentine national team received an offer from Al Hilal of about 320 million pounds annually, but he is not in a hurry to accept it, according to “Okaz”.
Saudi Arabia appointed Messi as ambassador for tourism last year, and he visited Jeddah in May 2022, then returned in January to play a friendly match with Paris Saint-Germain against Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal teams, and faced Cristiano Ronaldo, according to “Reuters”.
2023-05-09 05:25:54
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