Spanish newspaper Marca reported: Al-Ittihad and Al-Hilal are actively competing to settle the deal for the legendary Messi, even offering an amount of money that exceeds the amount Cristiano Ronaldo would receive if he wins to convince the Argentine star to sign a contract. A Spanish newspaper report indicated that Al-Hilal was the first to negotiate with Ronaldo, but due to being prevented from registering, he backed out of the deal, entered Al-Nasr and managed to get Ronaldo’s signature.
Marca newspaper pointed out that Al Ittihad and Al Hilal are banned from registering during the current winter transfers and will have to wait until next summer player registration period to finalize the Messi deal.
And the Marca revealed that Messi is being offered to be sure of an offer of 350 million euros for the season, which exceeds what Ronaldo will receive from the victory, since he will receive 200 million euros – according to the newspaper -.
The report indicated that Paris Saint-Germain and Messi have already agreed to a one-season contract extension between them, as Messi’s contract expires next June.
The newspaper confirmed that these talks are in light of a trend within the Kingdom to bring the world’s most prominent football stars into the Saudi Roshen League, and among the names that have emerged in recent weeks are Modric, Sergio Ramos, Di Maria, Isco and even Busquets, with the addition of Luis Enrique one of the places, Until yesterday, there was talk about the possibility of Mesut Ozil appearing.