Rumours sweep Saudi Arabia that Lionel Messi’s ‘agent-dad Jorge is IN Riyadh for talks on eye-watering £245m-A-YEAR deal to join Al-Hilal’… a move that could re-ignite on-pitch rivalry with Cristiano Ronaldo
- Argentina captain Lionel Messi is out of contract at PSG at the end of the season
- Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal are looking to bring Messi over to the Middle East
- They are even willing to offer him a staggering £245m per year to join Al-Hilal
- Doing so would see Messi renew his rivalry with Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo
- Ronaldo signed for the Saudi team on a huge £175m-a-year contract last month
Lionel Messi‘s father Jorge is rumoured to be in Riyadh for talks with Al-Hilal about the possibility of his son joining the Saudi club on a staggering £245m-a-year contract.
Messi made a goalscoring return to action for PSG on Wednesday in his first match since winning the World Cup last month, but his club future remains uncertain.
The Argentina captain’s deal is due to expire in June and, while he is said to have assured PSG that he will sign an extension, it has now emerged that Al-Hilal are keen to bring him to Saudi Arabia.
Lionel Messi played for PSG on Wednesday for the first time since winning the World Cup
His father Jorge (right) is said to be in Riyadh to discuss the possibility of Messi joining Al-Hilal
They would be willing to pay him $300m-a-year (£245m) to get a deal over the line, according to Mundo Deportivo.
It is believed Messi would be open to the move, despite recent reports claiming he is edging closer towards extending his PSG deal until 2024.
Nasser Al-Attiyah, a relative of the Emir of Qatar, has further fuelled speculation that he will move to the Middle East after reportedly stating: ‘Messi, his next club after his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, will be Saudi Arabia.
Al-Hilal are currently banned from adding players until the next transfer window, but they want Messi to sign now ahead of a potential move in the summer.
Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain has less than six months to run on his PSG contract
Should he join Al-Hilal, Messi would renew his rivalry with Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo
Messi’s father has arrived in the Saudi capital to discuss the…