Leo Messi en un amistoso con la selección de Argentina

LEO MESSI COULD HAVE EARNED UP TO 1.4 BILLION

The reason why Leo Messi rejected a million-dollar offer from Al-Hilal comes to light

Published:16/06/2024 - 23:49h

Updated:17/06/2024 - 08:51h

Lionel Messi had the opportunity to 'move' to Saudi Arabia last summer, after finishing his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, but the Argentine '10' ended up declining a million-dollar offer

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The To the-Hilal had serious options to achieve the signing of Lionel Messi during the past summer, after it finished his agreement with Paris Saint-Germain. 'The Flea' had three options: go back to the FC Barcelona, with the obligation to expect to see if they could him iscribir, mudarse to Saudi Arabia or undertake an adventure in the MLS of United States. It finish opting by the third alternative by a reason more than valid: fulfil the wishes of his family.

And it is that the footballer has cleared in several opportunities that was in a point of his career in which it wanted to have more eases and avoid the pressure that supposes to play in Europe. It wanted to more time to share with his children and familiar, by what the option of mudarse to the Florida to form part of the Inter of Miami was the most hit according to his needs. However, the To the-Hilal also had options to do with his services.

The high offer of Saudi Arabia that refused Leo Messi

Anmar To the Haili, president of the club of Saudi Arabia, has recognised recently that they put him an offer on the table of around 1.400 million euros, that went him to turn into the player with the best agreement of the history of the sport, but declined it by familiar reasons. Messi prioritised the familiar plans before what could suppose to economic level his movement to the Half Orient.

In concrete, the maximum mandator of the To the-Hilal commented that "we put us in contact with Messi at the end of his agreement in Paris. We present him an offer of 1.400 million euros, but the player denied because his family wanted to America. It refused a so big offer for the sake of his family in spite of convincing them. However, it did not doubt in refusing it because the family is more important that the money". It finish opting for signing with the Inter of Miami until 2025 with the option to extend his agreement by a year more if like this it wants it.

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