“Will Messi Move to Saudi Arabia? Latest on His Possible Departure from PSG”

The Qatar World Cup champion and seven-time Golden Ball winner for the best player in the world missed the 3-1 victory over Troyes in the last stage due to the penalty of being suspended from exercises and matches for a period of two weeks, after he missed one of the training sessions to carry out his duties as a tourism ambassador for the Kingdom.

Later, the former Barcelona star apologized for what he had done to his team and colleagues, and returned to the capital club’s exercises on Monday, but it seems that his adventure in Paris has come to an end with the Qatari-owned club.

After two disappointing years in France, it seems that Messi is looking forward to playing in Saudi Arabia next year in a possible deal that may re-ignite the fuse of the conflict between him and his eternal rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, who previously joined the ranks of Al-Nasr club.

To Saudi Arabia with an exceptional contract?

A source familiar with the negotiations told AFP earlier this week that Messi, who will turn 36 next month, will sign an “extraordinary” contract with an unnamed club.

He added, without revealing his identity, “The Messi deal is over. He will play in Saudi Arabia next season.”

“The contract is exceptional. It’s huge. We’re just finalizing some small details,” the source, who was not authorized to speak to the media, said.

On the other hand, Saint-Germain did not confirm the news of the departure of the little “flea”, while his father and agent Jorge insisted that the world champion had not yet decided his future destination.

It is certain that Messi’s mission in Saint-Germain will end next June with the expiration of his current contract, hoping that he will lead the team to its eleventh title in its history in the league to break its association with Saint-Etienne, where they share the record (10 each).

For his part, a source from within the club’s corridors said, “If the club had wanted to renew its contract, it would have been done earlier.”

Saint-Germain, the leader with 78 points, faces its guest Ajaccio, who is close to returning to the second division, as it has only won one of its last 13 matches.

Lens to reduce the difference to 3 points

And waiting for Saint-Germain to play his match on Saturday, Lens, his direct chaser, can reduce the difference to 3 points if he beats his guest Reims on Friday in the opening competitions of this stage, but it seems impossible for the title to escape from the clutches of Saint-Germain, 4 stages before the end. Where he will meet clubs half of the standings.

And Lens is arming himself with his strength at his home stadium, Pollart-Delices, where he scored 46 points this season, in the best record of home matches in the league, as he won 15 out of 17.

The fourteenth Strasbourg (35 points) hopes to follow up on the same successful image in which it appeared in the recent period when it receives Nice VIII on Saturday, while the opportunity will be presented to Marseille, third, by two points from Lens (72 vs. 70), to respond in the best way to its loss. In front of Lens in the last stage (1-2), when Angers receives the first to descend to the second Sunday.

On the other hand, Auxerre, which is ranked sixteenth with 34 points, will be a guest of its direct competitor, Brest fifteenth, by a point on Sunday, in a struggle that may greatly determine the identity of the survivor.

Troyes, the bottom runners-up, who are visiting Rennes on Sunday, are seeking to avoid relegation at least this week and put an end to a series of 17 matches during which they did not taste victory, as after starting the current year with a victory over Strasbourg, they only scored 4 points since then.

Wow brilliant

Montpellier XII, in its match against Lorient on Sunday, relies on its 20-year-old star, Elie Wahi, who became the first player in his ranks to score a quadruple “Super Hat-trick” in “League 1” during the loss to Lyon 5-4 in the last stage.

The under-21 international scored 17 goals in 30 matches this season, four goals behind Olivier Giroud’s record scorer, which he achieved during Montpellier’s title win in the 2011-2012 season.

Wahi, who became the focus of interest for many clubs, was expelled from the Cannes academy before he joined Brienne to return and shine with Montpellier.

This season, the French League witnessed the dismissal of 10 coaches, the last of whom was Nantes coach Antoine Kombouare, as his successor, Pierre Aristoi, played his first match with the hospitality of Toulouse, who stripped the “Canary” team of its title in the local cup by defeating it in the final 5-1.