Lionel Messi Offered Whopping $300million to Join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia’s top club Al Hilal has offered Lionel Messi a blockbuster $300million deal to move to the Middle East at the end of the season
• Al Hilal aims to continue the life-long rivalry between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after the ex-Manchester United forward moved to Saudi Arabia
• The Saudi Arabia top club are considered the main rival of Al Nassr, the club that signed Ronaldo last month

Saudi Arabia’s top club, Al Hilal has offered to continue the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Middle East.

Messi and Ronaldo are known to be lifelong rivals, battling for every top trophy or award in Europe before the ex-Manchester United man joined Al Nassr in December 2022.

According to Barca Universal, Al Hilal who are Al Nassr’s biggest rivals has now offered Messi a mega $300million per year deal to join Ronaldo in the Saudi Arabian topflight.

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The proposed deal by Al Hilal will make Messi the highest-paid athlete in the history of football, topping the $215million currently being paid to Ronaldo by Al Nassr.

Paris Saint-Germain is however confident of Messi penning a contract extension, as they have come up with several added bonuses in the new deal that may extend up to 2025.

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Meanwhile, Lionel Messi maintained his excellent form and tied a record for goals set by Cristiano Ronaldo in his first game back after the World Cup for Paris Saint-Germain, Daily Mirror reports.

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner scored on his first match since Argentina’s remarkable World Cup victory as Paris Saint-Germain eased to a Ligue 1 win over Angers.

Messi has now scored 696 goals across his senior club career for Barcelona and PSG, which equals the number of goals scored by Ronaldo in Europe’s top five leagues.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported Lionel Messi marked his return to club football in style, scoring in his first post-World Cup match for Paris Saint-Germain.

The 35-year-old world champion found the back of the net as PSG returned to winning ways, posting a 2-0 victory over Angers on Wednesday evening.

Messi was afforded an extended break after playing a starring role in Argentina's World Cup triumph in December, returning to training in the first week of the New Year.