Barcelona believe Lionel Messi will join Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal, according to reports. Al-Monitor, a media outlet in the Middle East, reported that a Barcelona official said this and that he hopes Messi will not return to Barca.
According to the report, Barcelona do not currently have the financial situation to bring Messi back and the offer presented by Al Hilal will never be given to Barcelona.
Messi’s father and agent, Jorge Messi, came out with a response when rumors of Messi going to Al Hilal spread widely. He said that Messi has not yet made a decision about the club change and that he will only think about it at the end of this season.
But the news agency France Press has reported that he said that in order to protect the player from criticism against Messi and that he is certain that Messi will go to the club from Saudi Arabia.
At the same time, when the contract with PSG was about to expire, Messi left the country without the club’s permission, leading to great controversy. The PSG star was suspended for two weeks for visiting Saudi Arabia with Messi’s family instead of training at the club. Soon after, a report came out that Messi will leave PSG at the end of this season.
Messi’s visit to the Middle East came following the defeat in the match against Lorient in League One. It was reported that Messi, who is Saudi Arabia’s tourism ambassador, had asked PSG’s permission, but the star had not received the permission and then Messi was going to Saudi alone.
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