Lionel Messi in Talks with Saudi Arabia over Move to Al-Hilal: Report

The British newspaper “The Telegraph” revealed today that the star of the Argentine national team, the world champion in the World Cup Qatar 2022, Lionel Messi, the playmaker of the French Paris Saint-Germain team, is in currently unannounced negotiations with officials in Saudi Arabia in order to play the experience of playing in the Saudi League, and that By moving to one of the big clubs in the Kingdom, and it is strongly recommended to be Al-Hilal Club.

Messi had traveled with his family to Saudi Arabia in the past two days, without permission from his French club, Paris Saint-Germain, which decided as a result to punish him with a two-week suspension, and deducted that from his weekly salary. And French media revealed that Messi had settled his affairs with Paris, and would not be renewed for a third season, and would suffice with only two seasons, provided that he left for free next summer, but he did not reveal the direction to which he would move.

And “The Telegraph” said that the Saudi offer with an astronomical number will make Messi the highest-paid player in the history of sports, not just football, as the talk is about a figure of about $ 400 million annually, which is double what Ronaldo is currently earning with the Saudi club Al-Nasr. Messi was previously associated with negotiations with the American Interamiami, but the latter could not keep up with the Saudi offer, and increased the strength of talk about a possible transfer of Messi to the Saudi League, his recent visit, which may have a role in this matter, according to the newspaper, although there was no Saudi confirmation in this regard. issued so far.