When the future at PSG is uncertain, Messi is revealed to have made an impossible condition to join a club in Saudi Arabia – where Cristiano Ronaldo is playing.
Only about 3 months left before Messi’s contract with PSG will expire. Since the 2022 World Cup until now, the club and the players have had discussions but have not yet been able to come to an agreement on an extension. It is known that the problem lies in the fact that PSG wants Messi to reduce his salary, but the owner of The Best 2022 award does not agree.
In the context of the renewal process with PSG having problems, non-European teams such as Inter Miami (USA) or Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia) are said to have entered to win the signature of El Pulga. These are all clubs that have nothing but money and are ready to offer Messi a billion-dollar contract.
The most tolerant of them are certainly the giants from Arabia. According to El Chiringuito, Al Hilal club offered Messi a crazy salary of 300 million euros/year. The number is enough to break the record of treatment that Al Nassr once spent to sign Ronaldo at the beginning of the year, which is 200 million euros/year.
However, Messi’s reaction was even more shocking. El Chiringuito described, the delegation of M10 was quite greedy when it wanted to double the above amount, ie 600 million/year. Although the specific terms were not disclosed, this is clearly an impossible request.
Spanish media revealed that Messi had asked for a salary of 600 million euros / year to consider an offer from Al Hilal – Ronaldo’s rival club with Al Nassr.
However, this can also be said to be a blunt refusal of Messi to the owners from the Middle East. It is known that El Pulga’s wish is to stay in Europe next season.
The Argentine superstar feels that his physical condition is still enough to fight at the highest level, thereby keeping his form towards the Copa America 2024 with Argentina. In the case of leaving PSG, Messi with his class and reputation certainly does not lack the big European giants to roll out the welcome carpet.