The future of the forward and main star of the Argentine team, Lionel Messi, has become one of the most important dilemmas for the upcoming transfer market after confirming that he will not continue within the ranks of Paris Saint Germain (PSG) of the Ligue 1.
Rumors about the future of the current World Cup champion in Qatar 2022 have placed him as a possible reinforcement for FC Barcelona (a fact that would mark his return to the Spanish club after his departure a couple of seasons ago). However, there is another candidate to take over his services, which is Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia.
According to the information provided by the journalists Sébastien Denis and Santi Aouna, the father of ‘La Pulga’, Jorge Messi, would have accepted an offer presented by the Arab club in which they offered him more than $1.2 billion dollars for two seasons; This amount would far exceed the first offer presented by the Argentine, which was set at $500 million dollars.
If this information is true, the payment they would make to Messi would undoubtedly be the most expensive purchase in the history of world football because no other player in history has touched even half of this amount; An example of this was the contract that Al-Nassr made with Cristiano Ronaldo by paying $200 million dollars for his signing.
These rumors (which seem quite far from reality) are due to the fact that FC Barcelona has not been able to advance in negotiations with Lionel Messi, while Spain’s La Liga has not yet approved the feasibility plan for the next European football season. .
Messi, 35, currently remains the most desired player in the world after winning the World Cup, which is why other teams such as Inter Miami from Major League Soccer (MLS) have also shown their interest. . However, fighting against the $1.2 billion would be quite difficult.
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