Messi's priority is the 2026 World Cup
"The rumours that Al Hilal want Messi are true. The club has been interested in Messi since he announced his departure from PSG in early 2023. Senior Al Hilal officials who are in the United States accompanying the team to the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup™ (now in the round of 16 against Man City at 8am on July 1) have sought to set up meetings with Jorge Messi, Messi's father and agent, in the hope of once again convincing the Argentine to join Al Hilal and make the Saudi Pro League his next destination," said Rudy Galetti.
Messi once again convinced by Al Hilal to come to Saudi Pro League
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Al Hilal has huge financial backing from PIF, they have put on the table a "huge" offer worth up to 200 million USD (about 5,219 billion VND) per season to convince Messi. Even if necessary, this team is ready to break all records to give the Argentine star a much higher fee than Ronaldo just signed a contract extension with Al Nassr - about 228 million USD (5,959 billion VND) / year, Rudy Galetti added.
Spanish newspaper Marca also confirmed this news. But so far, Messi's side has not made any move to participate in the deal, although it is reported that Mr. Jorge Messi has also talked to Al Hilal officials.
Also according to Rudy Galetti: "In fact, Messi's current priority is the 2026 World Cup. This player wants to maintain stability, before participating in the tournament next summer in the United States. Messi's contract with Inter Miami will end in December this year. So far, he has not signed an extension, but the American team has continuously committed to keeping this player long-term, at least 2 more years and the new contract will be signed after the FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ campaign ends".
Inter Miami’s owners, including chairman David Beckham and co-owners Jorge and Jose Mas, have made Messi’s contract extension a vital priority for the club as it looks to expand its development, with the Miami Freedom Park complex, which will include the team’s 25,000-seat main stadium and cost more than $1 billion, due to open in March 2026.
Messi has helped MLS (USA) and Inter Miami Club increase their value and revenue skyrocket.
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Messi and his teammates are preparing to play with Inter Miami against PSG in the Club World Cup round of 16, in an exciting match taking place at 11pm on June 29 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (Vietnam time).
In this tournament, Messi helped Inter Miami earn a huge bonus, dozens of times more than when they won the MLS Cup (only about 300,000 USD), currently totaling up to 21.05 million USD (more than 551 billion VND). If they reach the quarterfinals, they will receive an additional 13.125 million USD.
Ronaldo begins to "boss" Al Nassr
Ronaldo, after officially signing a "huge" contract to stay at Al Nassr for 2 more seasons, playing until the age of 42. This Portuguese player also began to demonstrate his ultimate power in the team, when he intervened in the deal to recruit coach Jorge Jesus, a former Al Hilal player, to lead Al Nassr from the 2025-2026 season.
Staying at Al Nassr, Ronaldo is in control of all decisions regarding the team's personnel, including the coach.
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Ronaldo is also said to have influenced Al Nassr to push expensive player, striker Jhon Duran (bought for 80 million USD from Aston Villa in January this year), to almost complete a loan move to Coach Mourinho's Fenerbahce Club in Turkey.
In the near future, when Al Nassr officially introduces coach Jorge Jesus, this coach will, together with Ronaldo and a transfer expert named Simao Coutinho, who was recommended by Ronaldo himself, plan to reform the team's squad and recruit stars as they wish.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/al-hilal-quyet-dua-messi-den-saudi-pro-league-bang-hop-dong-cuc-khung-canh-tranh-ronaldo-185250629095508633.htm
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