Messi’s departure from PSG is beyond doubt. The current contract of the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner with the Paris team will expire on June 30. In fact, PSG was also very eager to keep the former Barca star. But it all started to take a different turn when PSG had a cold attitude and did not mention anything about signing a new contract with Messi after he and his teammates at the Argentina team defeated the French team to win. win the title of World Cup 2022 champion.
Not only that, the number of passionate fans of PSG also whistled and booed Messi every time his name was called at PSG’s Princes Park home ground. The culmination of the long-smoldering conflict was that Messi was sanctioned by PSG earlier this May for skipping practice to go to Saudi Arabia without permission. And most recently, Messi ignored PSG when he did not attend the celebration of the Ligue 1 title, but instead went to see the Coldplay concert in Barcelona. Messi’s move also made many people think that Messi is likely to return to his old team Barca.
Messi is on his way to the new stop Al Hilal
However, according to information given by Footmercato website, Messi did not resist the terrible attraction of money. After the noise brought back, Jorge Messi, the biological father and representative of the Argentine star, recently accepted an offer of 1.2 billion euros from Al Hilal for his son. Messi’s contract with the club in the Saudi national championship has a term of 2 years.
The huge amount of money that Al Hilal offers will make Messi break all records, all limits on the most expensive contract in football history. According to reputable transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Messi will announce a specific decision on his future in the next few days. In other words, the name Messi will be mentioned with even greater frequency once his super blockbuster contract with Al Hilal is officially announced in the near future. It should also be noted that Messi’s future has received special attention from a number of clubs in the Premier League, including the presence of MU. According to many sources, the “Red Devils” have specific plans for this transfer. However, Al Hilal has surpassed MU to be able to bring back one of the iconic names of contemporary football.
By agreeing to move to Al Hilal Club, the great rival of the Al Nassr Club that Ronaldo is playing, Messi and Ronaldo will soon recreate the competition of two great stars in Saudi Arabia. It is important to know that Messi and Ronaldo competed against each other for the first time when MU met Barca in the 2007/08 Champions League semi-final and immediately became big rivals. The comparison of the Argentinian star, Messi and the Portuguese star, Ronaldo is also clearly shown through the time they both played in Spain in the colors of Real and Barca. The last time the two faced each other was in the match that took place on January 21, 2023. Ronaldo plays for a team of stars gathered from Al Hilal and Al Nassr, while Messi plays for PSG. And now, the prospect of Messi and Ronaldo facing off on the field is gradually becoming a reality.