Fahd bin Nafel, president of the Saudi club Al-Hilal, arrived in Paris, the first yesterday. And the president of the capital city was seen in the halls of the famous Four Seasons Hotel George Sanc, which increased speculation about his presence in the French capital, to negotiate for the inclusion of the Argentine legend Leo Messi, like the other capital city, Al-Nasr, who succeeded in concluding a historic agreement with Portuguese legend Cristiano Ronaldo.
And the Spanish newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” confirmed in an exclusive report that Argentine Lionel Messi, the 2022 World Cup champion, is the main goal of the Saudi club Al Hilal in order to sign him as soon as possible, whether this January or during the upcoming summer transfer period.
Journalist Fabio Marti wrote his own report on Messi and Al Hilal to begin with this phrase: “After Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in Saudi Arabia, with his signature with Al Nasr, the next Saudi target is Leo Messi.”
He continued, “Saudi Arabia is achieving massive openness to the world, attracting tourists from everywhere, and has international sports activities in its hospitality now.”
The newspaper’s lengthy report continued, to include several important parts about the goal and desire of Al-Hilal to sign Messi through these excerpts: “In Saudi Arabia, rumors are growing that Al-Hilal, Al-Nasr’s main competitor, wants to obtain the services of Leo Messi, and will be willing to make an offer of no less than $300m a year. It’s a hard sum to refuse, although we’ll have to wait and see if the Argentine will agree to a transfer.”
And the report continued: “In the Arab countries, the Saudi Football League is considered the most watched and the best market and public value due to the tremendous competition between clubs, especially the main teams from Riyadh and Jeddah. In the capital, what is the main rivalry in the country: Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr.” It is considered “El Clasico.” Here we call it the Riyadh Derby.
As Mundo Deportivo’s source points out, they want Messi to generate a rivalry to follow around the world, but above all, to raise the level of the league and have the eyes of the entire planet looking towards the Saudi league.
The report indicated: “The Saudis already have the desire to be able to count on Messi in their league to enhance this rivalry that Cristiano and Messi have lived for a decade with Madrid and Barcelona, so that they are willing to do the rest to try to convince Leo not only to sign, as the ambition of Al-Hilal is also That the Argentine striker be part of his team to play the Club World Cup, which will be played from 1 to 11 February next in Rabat and Tangiers.Then the Saudi club is ready to offer more than 300 million per season for the Argentine striker.
And the report continued: If Messi is willing to leave PSG now, Al Hilal will also have to negotiate with the Parisian club, because Leo has a contract until June 30 with PSG. It happens that Paris Saint-Germain will visit Riyadh next week to play a friendly match against a team between Al-Nasr and Al-Hilal, so that the leaders of the Saudi club can take advantage of it to start negotiations with those responsible for Paris Saint-Germain.
The report touched on Leo’s current relationship with Saudi Arabia. Mundo Deportivo wrote:
Messi’s relationship with Saudi Arabia is no secret. Liu is currently an ambassador for Saudi tourism. Messi was seen for the first time exercising his position as a tourist ambassador on a maiden trip to Jeddah in May 2022.
Messi also promoted tourism in Saudi Arabia through his social networks by posting a picture of himself on a yacht across the Red Sea with the words: “Discover the Red Sea. Visit Saudi Arabia.”
