According to close sources, Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi’s world record transfer move to Saudi Arabia is a ‘done deal.’
Messi, who is in the final months of a two-year contract with the Ligue 1 leaders, has reportedly agreed to join Saudi Arabia club Al-Hilal according to sources from AFPFR.
As he prepares to finish the 2022–23 season with Paris St. Germain, Lionel Messi is reportedly considering a huge offer from a professional team in Saudi Arabia, possibly close to $600 million.
According to reports last week from Argentina, club Al-Hilal has made the ailing soccer savant an annual offer of between £320 and 350 million.
This comes after Lionel Messi got suspended by PSG for two weeks without pay following his unauthorized absence from training to visit Saudi Arabia.
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The 35-year-old was seen on Monday in Riyadh; according to the French publication L’Equipe, he has been docked two weeks’ worth of pay and won’t be participating in team training during that time.
Messi’s two-week suspension for skipping last Monday’s practice session was cut in half by PSG when he started working out again on Monday.
Messi issued an apology on Friday for abusing his family’s trust by taking them on an unapproved two-day trip to Saudi Arabia as part of a promotional agreement he signed with that nation.
According to other reports, Al Hilal is reportedly attempting to persuade Messi to sign by inviting some of his friends and former teammates, including Marco Verratti of PSG and the Spaniards Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.
Paris St-German (PSG), according to reports from France, has already decided not to re-sign Messi for a third season.
The Ligue 1 campaign ends on June 3. With four games remaining, PSG leads Marseille by eight points and Lens by six points in the standings.
Meanwhile, Messi’s former club Barcelona who are also eager to bring him back to Camp Nou this summer lack the money to carry out the transfer move.
