Press reports confirmed that Argentine Lionel Messi rejected, during the last period, an imaginary offer made to him by the Saudi club Al-Hilal, at a value of 400 million euros annually.
Newspaper quotes "Riyadh" Saudi Arabia reported on the network (TyC Sports) that the 35-year-old Argentine flea rejected the offer made by Al-Hilal, because of his desire to continue playing in the European championships next season, which restored hope to Paris Saint-Germain regarding the possibility of extending the player whose current contract expires on the 30th. June next.
It also restored hope to Barcelona, who seems ready to significantly reduce the wage bill for its players in order to restore Messi’s services next season".
Barcelona’s task to recover Messi will not be easy. As the Catalan club is required to reduce the salary bill for its players by more than 200 million euros, before considering the conclusion of new deals.
The Argentine star played 520 matches with Barcelona, during which he scored 474 goals, before moving to Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, where he has scored 67 goals in 50 matches so far.