A Saudi Arabian soccer supremo has poured bloodless water on hypothesis that Lionel Messi should observe Cristiano Ronaldo in shifting to the country.
The Paris Saint-Germain superstar, 35, used to be linked with a switch to the Gulf nation until now in January which would have considered him surpass his legendary rival as the highest-paid participant in the world. Ronaldo earns £173million per 12 months after becoming a member of Al-Nassr at the quit of December, however Al-Hilal had been reportedly organized to provide Messi a an awful lot chunkier pay packet.
The claims, which originated in the Middle East, have been met with lots of scepticism, particularly as Messi used to be understood to be shut to extending his contract at PSG. The Barcelona legend's future stays up in the air however feedback from Ibrahim Alkassim, the widely wide-spread secretary of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, advise followers will now not be seeing Messi going through Ronaldo in the Pro League in the instant future.
At the moment, we do no longer comprehend whatever about a feasible Lionel Messi arrival," Alkassim informed Spanish newspaper Marca closing Friday. That being said, the Saudi soccer chief did concede that he goals of reuniting Messi and Ronaldo in the equal home league for the first time because the latter left Real Madrid in 2018
Alkassim added: "I do no longer conceal that, as Saudi Federation, we would like to have him (Messi) one day in the home league. The thought of the Federation is constantly to enhance our football, and of direction we would like to see Cristiano and Messi in the identical league again, however the reality is that we do not understand something now."
Alkassim's straightforward feedback pushing aside hypothesis that Messi may want to go to Saudi Arabia got here rapidly earlier than every other fascinating replace over the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner's future. There used to be a clean wave of hypothesis over his future on Monday, following reviews that he has carried out a U-turn and determined no longer to prolong his deal at PSG.
