As the father of Lionel Messi (36, PSG) was spotted in Saudi Arabia, the possibility of Messi going to the Middle East was predicted.
Spanish media Marca reported on the 16th (Korean time), “The Saudi Arabia club is ready to make an offer of 220 million euros (about 306.2 billion won) per year for Messi.”
Messi, the world’s best soccer player, has appeared in 31 games for PSG this season, scoring 18 goals and providing 17 assists, and is performing well for his age.
PSG wants to stay with the world-famous star and key player Messi longer, but his contract expires on June 30.
As the expiration of the contract period drew nearer, various possibilities were discussed for Messi’s next destination, such as staying at PSG, returning to Barcelona, and entering the US MLS (Major League Soccer).
Recently, Saudi Arabia has been tempting Messi based on its enormous financial power.
Saudi Arabia’s first division club Al-Nasr has already created a big topic when it recruited Messi’s rival Cristiano Ronaldo in December of last year.
Saudi Arabia are not satisfied with the signing of Ronaldo and want to embrace Messi as his contract nears expiry. Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, was recently spotted in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and drew attention.
The media said, “Messi’s father was seen meeting with Professor Abdullah Hammad in Riyadh,” and “Professor Hammad is known to be an aide to Saudi Arabia’s Sports Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud.” 안전놀이터
“There is also an opinion that the meeting took place at the business level because Messi is a public relations ambassador for the Saudi Arabian tourism board,” he added.
“If Messi comes to Saudi Arabia, the likely destination is Al-Nasr’s rival club Al-Hilal,” he said.
Al-Nasr is known to have offered huge contract conditions, including 200 million euros per year, or 270 billion won in Korean currency, to bring Ronaldo.
Following Ronaldo, it is noteworthy whether Messi will accept the astronomical terms of the contract and play in Saudi Arabia next season.