Al Hilal sent an offer of $ 440 million to Messi

Messi has yet to accept PSG's offer to extend his contract, as he wants to secure a number of sporting requirements. Barca is still waiting for the financial situation to improve and avoid the Financial Fair Play law, before negotiating and submitting an offer to Messi. At the same time, according to news expert Fabrizio Romano, Al Hilal carpeted the Argentine captain with a salary of 400 million euros ($440 million) a year.

If he accepts this offer, Messi will become the highest paid player in the world, double the commitment Ronaldo receives from the current Al Nassr. Ronaldo is said to earn 200 million euros ($220 million) a year in Saudi Arabia. Messi's annual salary will also be higher than the value of some strong European clubs such as Ajax - the team is valued at $413 million by Forbes in 2022. He will earn 10 times the salary he is receiving at PSG, and possibly Pay no taxes in Saudi Arabia.

Messi will also reunite with Ronaldo in the same national league, since 2018 when they were still playing in La Liga. Al Hilal is the reigning champion and most successful Saudi League with 18 crowns. In Asia, they also hold the record of winning four AFC Champions League titles. In the Saudi League, Al Hilal is currently third with eight points less than Al Ittihad's top, while Al Nassr is second.

However, Messi's priority is still to continue playing in Europe. His contract with PSG will expire at the end of June 2023, after which he will become a free agent. Besides Barca and PSG, no team has made any move to send him an offer. The team that wants to recruit Messi will not have to pay the transfer fee to PSG.

Messi has scored 13 goals and assisted 13 times in 24 Ligue 1 games this season. Across all competitions and levels, he scored 26 goals and provided 20 assists in 43 games. At the age of 36, Messi is still the only player to score and assist more than 20 times since the beginning of the 2022-2023 season.