Beijing time on May 9, although Romano and other transfer experts once again denied that Messi had reached a franchise agreement with Saudi Arabia, the well-known French media "Team News" still said that Messi would definitely play in the Saudi league next season. Messi's team has verbally agreed a two-year (plus one-year option) contract with Saudi leaders.
It is reported that the Saudi side offered Messi an amount of 500 million euros, 2.5 times Ronaldo's salary, and many other benefits, which will bring the total to 600 million euros.
Not only that, but the Saudi side also offered Messi a rather tempting proviso, that is, a clause that allowed him to leave the team at any time. This also means that if Messi and his family are unhappy living in Saudi Arabia, he can also choose to end his contract immediately and leave the team without being counted as a breach of contract. It can be said that this is already the richest treatment that the Saudi side can give Messi.
However, the "Team Newspaper" also said that Messi's team has not signed any documents with the Saudi side. After all, Messi is currently under contract with Grand Paris, and with his early suspension ended, he still needs to do his best to help Grand Paris defend the Ligue 1 title in the remaining four games.
And Messi himself is still more inclined to return to his old club Barça, because Messi still wants to play in the European high-level league to maintain his form, he hopes to participate in the 2024 Copa America, and will not even give up the opportunity to participate in the 2026 World Cup. Messi's future is likely to be revealed only after Grand Paris is confirmed to win the Ligue 1 title.