Al Hilal would seriously go for Lionel Messi. According to the information published in the Spanish program “El Chiringuito de jugones”, which mentioned that the Argentine striker would accept the Saudi Arabian team’s proposal, the French newspaper this Tuesday morning, April 9, L’Equipe pointed out that the ‘flea’ already had a “verbal agreement”. with André Carrillo’s team. Likewise, the world champion would be paid a salary five times what Cristiano Ronaldo earns at Al Nassr in the Saudi Professional League.
“The entourage of Argentine world champion Lionel Messi would have agreed in principle to join Saudi Arabia, but no contract has been signed at the moment,” read the front page of European media.
in the same line, The outlet also mention that Messi would receive a salary of €500m per season for two years, an amount that would vastly exceed the 100 million that the “bug” in Al Nassr is asking for.
Messi has two titles with PSG. Photo: AFP
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However, the FC Barcelona are still hoping for their legend in the next football season, as the Spanish team are still awaiting approval of the economic plan they are negotiating with LaLiga. Moreover, Gastón Edul, a journalist who followed Argentina’s team at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, revealed that PSG’s attacker must remain in Europe as a matter of priority.
“Leo Messi’s future is not clear. Barcelona say they will do everything they can to secure his return, but they still haven’t done it or achieved it. They have had two concrete offers for months: Inter Miami and Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia It will not make a decision until the end of the season (June 30),” the reporter commented on his Twitter account.