Lionel Messi Offered the Biggest Football Contract by Top Saudi Club Worth €220M to Dump PSG

Lionel Messi Offered the Biggest Football Contract by Top Saudi Club Worth €220M to Dump PSG

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:28 PM
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  • Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal are set to offer Lionel Messi €220m per year to leave Paris Saint-Germain
  • The Argentine could replace Cristiano Ronaldo as a face of Saudi Arabian football if he accepts the deal
  • Messi is in the final months of his contract with PSG and is open to sign with any team in the summer

Lionel Messi could be set to overthrow Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest-paid footballer in the world after reportedly being offered the sport's biggest contract by Al-Hilal.

Messi's contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires in the summer and while renewal talks have been ongoing, no final agreement has been reached.

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Lionel Messi will become a free agent in the summer when his current PSG deal expires at the end of the season. Photo by Aurelien Meunier.
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According to Goal, Saudi Pro League side, Al-Hilal are now seeking to poach the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner with a massive contract worth €220 million per year, to come and join his rival in the Middle East.

The club wants Messi to replace Ronaldo as the face of Saudi Arabian football and is willing to sign him to a one-year mega-deal.

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Ronaldo currently is the highest-paid footballer on the planet after he penned a lucrative £177 mil per year contract at Al-Nassr after his contract with Manchester United was terminated.

Pigue talks on Messi’s future

Meanwhile, Gerard Pique believes Messi will make a decision on his future based on his motivation and where he can be happiest, Daily Mirror reported.

Barcelona has been touted as a possible destination for the 35-year-old forward, who spent 17 years at Camp Nou before joining PSG as a free agent in 2021.

The Parisians are negotiating to extend Messi’s contract at Parc des Princes amid some lucrative offers from Major League Soccer and Saudi Arabia.

Former exec makes Messi claim

Sports Brief also reported on former top executive of Al-Hilal, Prince Abdullah bin Musaed stating Messi would not attract the fanfare that Ronaldo generated.

Following the Portuguese star's blockbuster move to Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, there have been recent talks over the Argentine star's future with PSG.

Al-Hilal, who are Al-Nassr's archrivals, have offered to reignite the Ronaldo versus Messi rivalry by tabling a sensational deal for the talisman of the Parisians.

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Chukwu Ikechukwu Godwin is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in the Nigerian media industry. He has worked both in Radio (Today FM, Rhythm FM, Wish FM) and Television (Silverbird TV) as a Sports Analyst..
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