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French media: Messi won't sign with Barcelona, but will follow in Ronaldo's footsteps

French media: Messi won't sign with Barcelona, but will follow in Ronaldo's footsteps

Lionel Messi will not renew his contract with Paris Saint-Germain or return to his former love FC Barcelona. The French news agency AFP is sure of it - the Argentine superstar will play in Saudi Arabia next season. Although it is still unclear which club the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner will sign with, Al-Hilal seems to have the best chance. That is the rival of Al-Nassr, the club Cristiano Ronaldo plays for.

"The deal is done," an anonymous source told AFP, without naming the club. "The contract is huge. We are just finalizing some minor details." FC Barcelona, Messi's old club, reportedly did everything in their power to bring their prodigal son back to the old nest. But Messi is said to have given into the big money being offered by Saudi Arabia. He is reportedly going to pocket 400 million euros a year, give or take. Last week Messi was already in the Arab country for sponsorship obligations. This, among other things, is why he skipped a training session with his club PSG.

The fans and leaders of the French club did not appreciate that. Since his arrival in 2021, Messi has not been able to deliver on what he showed for years in Barcelona. Especially since Messi won the World Cup with Argentina in December of last year, he appears quite indifferent to the French public. Because his contract is expiring, PSG will also not receive a transfer fee for the 35-year-old striker.

The 400 million euros that Messi will earn annually playing for the fourth-ranked Saudi Professional League club is double what his arch-rival Ronaldo earns at second-ranked Al-Nassr. The two legends dominated global football for fifteen years and their rivalry was especially great in Spain, when Ronaldo played for Real Madrid for years and Messi for FC Barcelona. Now, a new chapter is being written in the Middle East.

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