Reports in France that Paris St Germain have decided not to renew Lionel Messi’s contract have fuelled speculation that Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain is closing in on a lucrative transfer to a Saudi Arabian club next season. French sports daily L’Equipe reported on Tuesday (May 2) that Qatari-owned PSG had suspended Messi for two weeks and decided against exercising an...
Soccer Football - Lionel Messi visits Saudi Arabia - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - May 1, 2023 Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi during a visit to Saudi Arabia.Reports in France that Paris St Germain have decided not to renew Lionel Messi’s contract have fuelled speculation that Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain is closing in on a lucrative transfer to a Saudi Arabian club next season.
French sports daily L’Equipe reported on Tuesday that Qatari-owned PSG had suspended Messi for two weeks and decided against exercising an option to renew his contract for a third season after he made an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Messi is a Saudi ambassador for tourism and his longtime rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, signed for Saudi club Al-Nassr in December in a deal reported to be worth around US$220 million per year.
Ronaldo’s move to Saudi Arabia nearly doubled the Portuguese former Real Madrid great’s annual playing salary, making him the world’s highest-paid athlete, Forbes reported earlier this week. Any deal for Messi, whose most likely destination is Al Nassr’s rivals Al-Hilal, is almost certain to exceed the amount paid for Ronaldo.British newspaper the Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday that representatives of the former Barcelona great were in talks with Al-Hilal over an annual contract worth around 400 million euros .[[nid:619293]]Messi’s trip to Saudi Arabia resulted in him being suspended without pay and banned from training with his team mates by PSG, L’Equipe said.
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