A move from Lionel Messi to the Saudi Pro League is apparently getting closer. After the French news agency “AFP” reported on Tuesday morning, citing a Saudi source close to the negotiations, that the transfer of the world champion from Paris Saint-Germain was “a done deal”, the newspaper drew “L’Equipe” after. According to this, there is basically an oral agreement, but nothing has been signed.
According to reports, it is about a two-year contract (plus an additional year by option) with a salary of 500 to 600 million euros for the entire term. For comparison: Cristiano Ronaldo, who joined Al-Nassr FC in January, is expected to receive around €200m per season. There is also a clause that allows Messi to leave whenever he wants.
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The 35-year-old, who is already acting as Saudi Arabia’s ambassador, will not sign anything before the end of the season. Only then will a final decision be made. This also confirm “RMC Sports“, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano and “La Vanguardia“. This apparently leaves Messi a back door open for a possible return to FC Barcelona. It fits: LaLiga will only decide next week on the future budget of the Catalans, on which squad planning and efforts to Messi depend.
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“L’Equipehad previously unveiled a comprehensive strategy to convince Messi, the second most valuable footballer with a market value of €45m with an ending working paper, to move to the desert. In addition to the money mentioned, this also includes transfers from friendly players (to the news). However, the Argentine still has doubts as his priority remains to stay in Europe to compete at the highest level until the 2024 Copa America or even the 2026 World Cup. In this case, the preferred solution would be Barça.
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