“The deal with Messi is done. He will play in Saudi Arabia. It is a huge, exceptional contract. We are still finalizing some details,” AFP quoted a source close to the negotiations as saying. In a statement on Instagram, Messi’s father and agent Jorge rejected the speculation, according to him, nothing will be clear until the season is over.
No party has yet officially commented on Messi’s future. The captain of Argentina’s world champions has a contract at Paris Saint-Germain until June 30. One of the best footballers in history has been playing in the French capital since 2021, when he left Barcelona, where he spent his entire career to date.
At the beginning of last week, Messi visited Saudi Arabia, where he is the tourism ambassador. The management of PSG removed him from the squad for two weeks for the unauthorized trip, after a public apology they cut his sentence by about half. On Monday, the famous forward already trained with the team and in the evening received the Laureus award for the best athlete of the past year.
Messi’s father Jorge, who represents the footballer, objected to the information about the agreement. “Nothing has been agreed with any club for next season. The decision will not be made before Lionel finishes the season with PSG,” he wrote on his Instagram. “When the season ends, it will be time to analyze everything and then make a decision. We can assure you that there is no agreement. Neither verbal nor signed, no agreement,” he wrote.
In Saudi Arabia, Messi could once again meet his longtime rival Ronaldo, who headed to al-Nasr at the end of last year. The Portuguese striker has signed a three-year contract worth 220 million dollars a year with the club.
2023-05-09 16:16:00
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