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Saudi Al-Hilal wants to sign an agreement with Argentine striker Lionel Messi. This is reported by
The club can make an offer to the striker in the amount of € 280 million per year. Messi’s contract with PSG is valid until the end of this season, the French are negotiating an extension of the agreement. If the Argentine agrees to transfer to Al-Hilal, then most of the deal will be financed by the state.
Saudi Arabia hopes that the signing of Messi and the transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to Al-Nasr will increase interest in the league. And this will increase the country’s chances of hosting the 2030 World Cup. “Al-Hilal” and “Al-Nasr” are the main derby of Saudi Arabia. “Here it is considered “el clasico”. We call it the Riyadh Derby,” one of the sources notes.
Note that Messi is the tourist ambassador of Saudi Arabia. He has already visited the country in May 2022.