Saudi Pro League side, Al Hilal, has offered Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina star Lionel Messi a contract that would pay him £350m per year.
The club’s potential contract would nearly double the £177m Al-Nassr are paying Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi’s PSG deal expires this summer and reports claim he is increasingly likely to leave the French club. Especially with his former club Barcelona keenly interested in him.
Joan Laporta, Barcelona’s president, has confirmed that the door remains open for Messi to return. Furthermore, first-team coach Xavi hoping to see his former team-mate back in the side. However, the Blaugrana could be blocked by Financial Fair Play rules. The Argentine reportedly wants to stay in Europe, despite interest from overseas.
Messi has been the subject of harsh criticism in recent weeks and was booed for large parts of PSG’s loss to Lyon last weekend. Although PSG is reportedly interested in keeping the player, Messi is yet to respond to their offer.
He will be part of the squad as PSG take on eighth-place Nice this weekend.
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