Lionel Messi Reportedly Agrees to Join Saudi Club: A Look at His Options

And press reports indicated that the Saudi club Al-Hilal is the next destination for Messi, after the dispute between the player and the Paris Saint-Germain administration.

Messi’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, under a contract with the Kingdom’s Tourism Authority to promote tourism in it, represented the straw that ended the Argentine flea’s relationship with the French capital club, to be suspended for two weeks.

Messi was subjected to boos from the fans during the matches recently, especially after the exit from the Champions League, and the team’s performance declined despite the league’s lead so far.

Messi signed a contract with Paris in 2021 to join the team for a period of two years, with the option of adding a third year to his contract after the agreement between the two parties, which has become impossible, according to analysts.

Despite the denials of Messi’s father, the Saudi offer may be the most appropriate according to the options available to him, which was indicated by sports critic Hadi Al-Madani, explaining that it may be the ideal solution in light of Messi’s advanced age.

Al-Madani explained, in statements to “Sky News Arabia”, that the Saudi League is the only one that can meet Messi’s financial requests.

The sports critic ruled out the possibility of Messi returning to Barcelona, ​​explaining that the transfer of the Argentine star to Catalonia is not guaranteed success because it will force the team to dispense with a number of players and thus the failure of what Xavi, the coach of the team, achieved during the last season by building a new team and crowning the League.

Al-Madani also warned against repeating the scenario of Cristiano Ronaldo, after his return to Manchester United, as that experience did not succeed, and it was the reason for the collapse of the Don’s relationship with United fans, which may be repeated with Messi if his experience fails, and both parties will be losers in that deal.

Options available to Messi

Back to Barcelona

It represents the dream of Juan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, ​​but it is difficult to achieve, as the club is suffering from a financial crisis, and is still looking to register the contracts of its players, Jaffe, Araujo, Baldi, Alonso, and Sergio Roberto, according to the new La Liga rules.

Spanish reports indicated that the League will demand Barcelona to reduce players’ salaries by about 200 million euros ($221 million) next season, after exceeding the permissible limit for spending on salaries, a crisis that will weaken the possibility of Messi’s return to the Camp Nou, and make his return an unavoidable solution. realistic.

stay in Europe

Messi’s big salary is one of the obstacles that will make the star’s survival in Europe difficult, as he earns 650 thousand pounds per week in Paris Saint-Germain, with a total of 33.8 million pounds annually, according to the English newspaper “The Sun”, and therefore no club in the English Premier League will bear his salary.

American League

The least tempting option for Messi, as the Inter Miami administration put forward the idea of ​​including the player, but his high salary would stand in the way of his joining.

The Athletic newspaper indicated that a meeting took place between the brothers Jorge and Jose Mas, the owners of the club, and David Beckham, who owns a share in the American club, with Messi’s father, as the Argentine star owns a house in Miami, but the two parties did not reach an agreement, despite the club’s announcement that it would be flexible in order to Compensate Messi in return for him.

The Saudi League is the perfect solution

The Saudi League may be the perfect solution for Messi, after the tempting offer he received amounting to 500 million euros annually ($443 million), according to reports, making him the highest-paid in football history.

There have been reports that the Saudi League has selected international stars to join the league, such as Neymar, Pepe, Luka Modric, Kante, and Sergio Busquets, which increases the strength of the Saudi League, especially after Cristiano Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr during the last winter transfers.