When a rival club recruited Ronaldo, Al-Hilal decided to respond to the signing of Messi.
Spanish media ‘Mundo Deportivo’ reported on the 12th (Korean time), “Al-Nasr’s rival club Al-Hilal is willing to offer an astronomical salary for the signing of Lionel Messi.”
On the 31st of last month, Al Nasr, a member of Saudi Arabia’s first division, signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with world-famous star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Numerous media outlets surprised many fans by reporting that Al-Nassr would pay 200 million euros (about 270 billion won) annually to recruit Ronaldo.
The signing of legendary footballer Ronaldo made Al-Nasr fans as well as Saudi Arabian football fans go wild, which incited Al-Nasr rival Al-Hilal.
Both Al-Hilal and Al-Nasr are clubs based in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.먹튀검증
After a rival signing of Ronaldo attracted a lot of attention, Al-Hilal decided to pursue Ronaldo’s rival, Messi, considered one of the greatest players in football history.
The media said, “Al-Hilal wants to sign a contract with Messi right away,” and “they will be willing to pay 300 million euros (about 400 billion won) per year for Messi.”
“The Saudi Arabian government will also provide Al-Hilal with a huge amount of money to revitalize the league by two players who have dominated football for the past 20 years,” he added.
Messi signed a two-year contract with PSG in France in the summer of 2021, so the contract expires on June 30, and after that, you can freely choose the team you want to play for.
Also, since January, Messi has been able to negotiate individually with other league teams, including Al-Hilal, according to the Bosman Rule (a system that allows contract negotiations with foreign clubs six months before the contract expires).
While his parents’ team Barcelona and American MLS (Major Soccer League) clubs are already wanting to bring Messi, attention is focusing on whether Al-Hilal will be able to spread his shoulders in front of rival clubs by recruiting Messi with a huge salary.