Messi to Saudi Football Club for €400M Yearly?

Saudi Arabian team Saudi football club has officially bid for Messi, with no false promises or strategies, just a straight €400 million annual salary offered to Messi. This news has been confirmed by various European media, including transfer authority Romano.

Messi is set to arrive in Beijing within the next week to participate in this summer’s Argentina China Tour event. A minimum of 45 minutes on the pitch will satisfy fans’ demands to admire Messi’s football skills. After the end of the international match day, Messi will have some time off to vacation with his family, leaving contract renewal and transfer matters to his father Jorge. Over the past six months, Jorge has been traveling between France and Spain, negotiating with teams like Paris and Barcelona. Messi’s future, from promising renewal prospects with Paris before the World Cup to tense relations post-World Cup, remains unclear.

The question of Messi’s next move might soon find a final answer, as a wealthy team has presented an offer that no one can refuse. Saudi Arabian team Saudi football club has officially bid for Messi, with no false promises or strategies, just a straight €400 million annual salary offered to Messi. This news has been confirmed by various European media, including transfer authority Romano. The authenticity of the bid is certain, but the final decision still rests with Messi.

It’s worth mentioning that the Daily Sport reports Saudi football club will officially announce next week that they have signed Messi with a €400 million annual salary. This suggests Messi has agreed to Saudi football club’s offer. The uncertainty of Messi’s future was due to the Saudi Arabian team’s lack of an official bid, but now that a €400 million annual salary has been laid out, Messi’s agreement is quite normal. However, many probably do not wish to see Messi join the Saudi league, as it could mean falling out of the circle of world top players and mainstream leagues.

What if Messi Joins Saudi Football Club?

To give you an idea of what a €400 million annual salary means, Ronaldo’s annual salary is €200 million. Regardless of whether it’s €400 million or €200 million, neither is a normal salary in the football world. The highest salary besides this is Mbappe’s €110 million, with other players earning less than several tens of millions of euros. When Riyadh Victory signed Ronaldo with a €200 million annual salary, it was enough to shock the entire football world. Now, Saudi football club, the rival of Ronaldo’s team and the new league champions snatched from Riyadh Victory, is about to sign Messi with a salary twice that of Ronaldo, which can be said to be a substantial blow to Ronaldo and Riyadh Victory.

If Messi joins the Saudi Arabian team, then the landscape of the AFC Champions League could undergo significant changes. This year, Saudi football club narrowly lost to Urawa Red Diamonds in the AFC Champions League final. They won the previous AFC Champions League and also clinched the championship in 2019. After Messi’s arrival, Saudi football club might become even more formidable, with a great likelihood of monopolizing the AFC Champions League in the coming years. BA88 believes if a Chinese Super League team could advance to the AFC Champions League final and face Messi, it would also be an exciting outcome.