The relationship between
Paris Saint Germain
and
Lionel Messi
is already broken, now permanently.
The recent suspension that the Argentine star received for taking a trip with his family to Saudi Arabia without authorization from the club and the protest carried out by the Parisian fans in which they sang against him were the reasons that ended up overflowing the glass, the which already seemed to have overflowed long ago.
The departure from France of the world champion in Qatar is a fact and despite being a free player only since July 1, the first mega offer that he will receive for a club that makes it clear that from an economic point of view there are no problems:
the Al Hilal directed by Ramón Díaz
.
A contract of
600 million dollars
per season is nothing more and nothing less than the amount offered by the Asian club to stay with Messi.
Even a couple of weeks ago they had made a first approach that was around 400 million, which was rejected.
But it seems that the salary limit that the Arab club can reach has not yet reached a ceiling.
Although it is known that in Arabia soccer clubs tend to manage a large wallet due to the sheikhs to which they belong, the case of the team led by Ramón has a greater plus.
The owner of Al Hilal is Salmán bin Abdulaziz, the king of Saudi Arabia
, whose fortune is estimated at around 18,000 million dollars and eagerly longs to have the best in the world in his team to be led by the iconic Argentine coach .
The King of Arabia and Al Hilal.
Photo: EFE/EPA/FILIP SINGER.
An important fact to keep in mind is that
if Lionel decides to land in Arab football, he will cross paths with Cristiano Ronaldo
, who plays for Al Nassr, Al Hilal's longtime rival.
The Arab classic could become the Barcelona vs Real Madrid of the past decade.
And as always happened during the "rivalry" between the two players, the Argentine would start 1-0 against the Portuguese: it is that, in that eternal competition that the cracks have had, CR7 earns 200 million a year, a third of what Messi could get to sign on your contract.
According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, Marco Kirdemir, a FIFA agent with a good relationship with the Arab king, knows how Messi's negotiations regarding his future are coming.
The Saudi trip made this week would not have been a coincidence
.
"Messi traveled to the country to meet him (the king), to see the place where he could live; if his family gives the OK, he will play in Saudi Arabia," Kirdemir asserted.
And he added: "
They are going to spend all the money possible
."
The fact that can also make the departure of the captain of the National Team from the European continent feasible is the difficulties that Barcelona presents in order to adjust to the salary mass demanded by the authorities of the Spanish league.
"He is not going to go to Barcelona. He wants to return when he retires," said the FIFA agent.
The possibility of seeing a new stage of Messi vs Cristiano can come true.
With the detail that the victories of the 10th are beginning to become present again, now from the economic side.
The Arabs are beginning to want to appear on the soccer map, using their "petrodollars" as a temptation to attract figures, as they are trying to do with players like Sergio Ramos and Luka Modric.
Ramón Díaz directing Al Hilal during the Club World Cup.
Photo: AFP.
The present of Ramón Díaz's team
In
the current Arab league, Al Hilal is in fourth position, 10 points from the top, with few dates to play.
But despite being out of the fight for the local title, the last event that put the team of the former River coach on the radar of the entire planet was their performance in the Club World Cup: they achieved the runner-up position after losing to
Real Madrid
in the final.
Al Hilal is the most successful club in the entire Asian country
, being the only one with four AFC Champions League titles and the most winner of the local championship with 18 editions to its credit.
Ramón Díaz joined his current team at the beginning of 2022, where he won the Pro League title in the middle of the same year and the love that the fans have for him is great.
In addition to the Argentine presence of the coach, Messi would not be alone in the squad.
Forward Luciano Vietto is another compatriot who would share a team with the world champion.
Vietto with the award he received for being one of the outstanding players in the Club World Cup.
Photo: Reuters/Andrew Boyers
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