LIONEL MESSI has reportedly been offered £350million a year to join Al Hilal SFC.
The salary believed to be on offer from the Saudi outfit is more than double the contract of Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo.
According to Fabrizio Romano, the club are hoping to sign the Argentine World Cup winner after his contract expires at PSG this summer.
However, he did suggest that Messi, 35, would prefer to stay in Europe.
He tweeted: “Understand Al Hilal sent an official bid to Leo Messi, salary worth more than €400m/year.
“Leo’s absolute priority: continue in Europe.
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“Barcelona, waiting on FFP to send bid and open talks.
“PSG bid, not accepted at this stage as Messi wanted sporting guarantees.”
Messi is believed to be on his way out of PSG and was even booed by the club’s supporters during the game against Lyon.
The anger towards him came after PSG were hit with FFP sanctions last year and were fined £8.6million, while £56.3m is on the line depending on the club’s future compliance with the rules.
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The massive Saudi contract on offer is worth more than double the £173m-per-year former Man United star Ronaldo, 38, is earning at Al-Nassr.
The Portuguese forward made the move to the Middle East after his contract was ripped up at Old Trafford following his bombshell interview with Piers Morgan.
While Messi is three years younger than Ronaldo he may believe that he can still produce at the top of European football for a few more season, especially after his World Cup heroics.
Messi has also been linked with a move to the MLS with Inter Miami interested in bringing him to America.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
