Messi is not for Barcelona. Al-Hilal Riyadh guaranteed Lionel 1.2 billion euros for a two-year contract. Father Leo actually accepted the offer
Lionel Messi, the captain of the Argentine world champions and Paris Saint-Germain striker, is inclined towards moving to Al-Hilal Riyadh. According to Mercato Foot, the 35-year-old Argentine is choosing between FC Barcelona and the Saudi club and is close to choosing the latter.
Al-Hilal increased its last bid from 400 million euros annually and offered Messi a two-year contract worth 1.2 billion euros!
With a salary of 600 million euros per year, Leo will become the highest paid athlete in history. The father and brother of Lionel he represents will receive the biggest commission in football history.
- 600 million euros per year
- 50 million euros per month
- 11.5 million euros per week
- 1.64 million euros per day
- 68.5 m. euros per hour
- 1141 euros per minute
- 19 euros per second
Leo’s father, Jorge Messi, has already accepted the offer, although the player himself is said to still hope that Barcelona will do something in the near future to change his mind and return to the ‘blaugrana’.
It was previously reported that the Paris Saint-Germain striker, whose contract with the Parisian club expires in June this year, will not delay making a decision about his future.
According to “Oli”, the Argentine has several proposals, some of which have been submitted in recent days. In addition to Al-Hilal, there is an option with Inter Miami, which he has always found attractive. In addition, a club from the English Premier League that participates in European competitions is trying to sign Leo.
According to the newspaper “El Mundo Deportivo”, Barcelona’s offer does not exist in a real, official way, as the Catalan club has not yet resolved the financial problems.
Messi would be ready to consider returning to the Blaugrana, but he does not want and cannot delay making the decision for a long time, especially since there is no guarantee that the “pride of Catalonia” will be able to offer anything attractive, despite the rhetoric. Promises and agreement.
Barcelona coach and Messi’s friend Xavi Hernandez still hopes that Leo will join his team in the new season. When asked about Leo’s return to Barcelona, he replied:
– Yes, it makes sense to me. I’m in charge of football at this club and I have no doubt that if Messi returns he will help us on a football level. I reported it to the president. I have no doubt and no doubt that he will help us because he is still decisive, because he is still hungry, because he is a winner, because he is a leader and he is a special footballer.
The 35-year-old has scored 16 goals and provided 16 assists in Ligue 1 this season. He became the record holder for goals scored in major European tournaments. In Paris Saint-Germain’s last match against Strasbourg, he opened the scoring (1-0, second half) in the 59th minute, his 496th goal in his 577th match in the top 5 European leagues. Previously, the record was held by Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 495 goals in 626 matches.
Messi has been called up to Argentina’s squad for the matches against Australia (June 15 in Beijing) and Indonesia (June 19 in Jakarta).
Head coach Lionel Scaloni appointed the following players to the “Albicelestes” squad:
Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa Birmingham), Geronimo Rogli (Ajax Amsterdam), Walter Benitez (PSV Eindhoven),
Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), German Bikila (Betis Sevilla), Christian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), Leonardo Balerdi (Olympique de Marseille), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica Lisbon), Facundo Medina (Lens by RC), Marcos Acuna (Sevilla), Nicolas Tagliafico (Olympique Lyonnais);
Assistants: Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Paredes, Angel Di Maria Both (Juventus Turin), Alexis McAllister, Facundo Buonanotte (Brighton & Hove Albion), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea London), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Thiago Almada (Atlanta United), Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), Guido Rodriguez (Betis Sevilla), Lucas Ocampos (Sevilla), Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina);
Attackers: Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Giovanni Simeone (Napoli), Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain).
