Controversy Surrounds Lionel Messi’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Pictures and video clips of the arrival of the Argentine star, Lionel Messi, to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, sparked widespread controversy about the purpose of his visit, as some linked the matter to the imminent contracting of Al Hilal with him, but the Saudi Minister of Tourism clarified the purpose of the visit later. .

Video clips and pictures spread of the moments of Messi’s arrival in Riyadh with his family, and some circulated news about his imminent transfer to Al Hilal Saudi Arabia to play against his historical rival Cristiano Ronaldo, the Saudi Al-Nasr player.

After a tug of war about the reasons for the visit, the Saudi Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Al-Khatib, posted a tweet on his official Twitter page, in which he said: “I welcome the Saudi Tourism Ambassador, Lionel Messi, and his family on his second tourist trip to Saudi Arabia.”

And press reports had linked Messi’s name to moving to Al-Hilal next season, but there is no talk at the present time about negotiations between the “leader” and Paris Saint-Germain.