Cristiano asked for 200 million, that Messi requires to play in Saudi Arabia
Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest paid athlete in the world, can Messi overpass him?
Paris Saint-Germain fails to renew Lionel Messi's contract, and, according to the latest information, the Argentine's priority is to play in Europe, he does not want to leave elite football yet. For the same reason, Messi could reject the millionaire offer that he would receive from Saudi Arabia.
'El Chiringuito' announced that Lionel Messi's entourage would be negotiating with Al-Hilal, a team led by Ramón Díaz in the Middle East. Although the idea of the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) is to continue in the Old Continent and win his fifth Champions League, the plans would change for an amount that the Arab team would be willing to offer to have the world champion.
According to the Spanish news, only 600 million euros per season would make Leo Messi leave European football and go to Al-Hilal. If the information is confirmed, the "Flea" would become the highest paid player in the world and in history, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo, who recently arrived at football in Saudi Arabia, by 400 million.
Lionel Messi's priority is still Europe:
Despite what 'El Chiringuito' mentioned, the journalist Fabrizio Romano revealed that Messi's idea is to continue one more year in Europe. Leo wants to stay in the elite and thus arrive in the best conditions for the 2024 Copa América that will take place in the United States and where the Argentine team will seek to defend the title won at the Maracana.
