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Al-Hilal ready to floor Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr deal with £400m pay offer to Messi

Reports indicate that, Al-Hilal is allegedly set to  make Lionel Messi an offer to join them for over half a billion pounds. A staggering amount to knock out of the water Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr’s deal.

Sky Sports reports that the Saudi company is allegedly willing to pay the PSG star £400 million for just one season.

According to the source, Argentina is in favour of Messi joining the team since it would increase the league’s marketability.

Messi and Ronaldo

The Saudi Pro League has already gained more interest since the new year after the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo on a free transfer.

Ronaldo signed a record deal to join Al Nassr following his exit from Manchester United.

However, Messi’s potential deal will blow that out of the water.

He has also been welcomed to the country by Ahmed Al-Khateeb, the tourism minister of Saudi Arabia.

After Messi’s trip, he tweeted: “I am happy to welcome Messi and his family to Saudi to enjoy the magical tourist destinations and authentic experiences.

“We welcome visitors from all around the world to experience a unique trip to Saudi Arabia and its hospitality.”

The Argentine is on course to leave PSG this summer once his contract at the Parc des Princes expires.

The club had previously been keen on extending his deal, but have changed their stance.

Messi is suspended from the club following an unapproved trip to Saudi Arabia after a Ligue 1 loss to Lorient on Sunday.

He will miss the next two weeks, including PSG’s matches against Troyes and Ajaccio.

However, fans reacted to the ban as they arrived in their droves outside of the club’s head office.

The protest saw fans ignite flares while holding up banners calling on the club’s management to resign.

Messi has also been linked with a return to Barcelona as well as to MLS side Inter Miami.

The French giants are currently five points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with five games remaining.

But Barcelona’s dream of having their all time goal scoring machine back seems gloomy as it is reported that they have failed to convince La Liga over their ability to meet the forwards financial demands.

Lionel Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Paris Saint-Germain and the Argentina national team.

Messi is widely considered as one of the greatest footballers of all time, having won numerous awards including seven Ballon d’Or titles.

He started his career in his native Argentina with Newell’s Old Boys before moving to Barcelona at the age of 13.

At Barcelona, he became one of the most successful players in the club’s history, winning numerous domestic and international titles.

He joined Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 after his contract with Barcelona expired.

Messi has also had a successful international career, leading Argentina to the Copa America title in 2021 and helping the team reach the final of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

He also kept his Argentine national team at the top till they won the 2022 FIFA World Cup which was hosted in Qatar.

After the teams win, Messi gifted 14 iPhones to his team mates and all the staff of team to congratulate and applaud them for their hard work for the teams success at the World Cup.

Also,
Lionel Messi is married to Antonella Roccuzzo, his childhood sweetheart. The couple first met when Messi was just five years old and Roccuzzo was his friend’s cousin. They started dating in 2008 and got married in June 2017 in their hometown of Rosario, Argentina.

The ceremony was attended by several famous footballers, including Messi’s Barcelona teammates and Argentina’s national team.

Messi and Roccuzzo have three children together: Thiago, Mateo, and Ciro. The family is known for being relatively private and keeping their personal lives out of the public eye.

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