Lionel Messi has confirmed his decision to join MLS club Inter Miami and not a return to Barcelona after leaving Paris Saint-Germain.
After being released by PSG, the World Cup winner had been strongly linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo completed a stunning move to Saudi club Al-Nassr in January and is earning in the region of £173million per year.
That deal was – by a distance – the highest wage in football, which includes image rights and commercial commitments. Al-Nassr’s Riyadh rivals Al-Hilal were this summer preparing an offer for his long-term Argentine rival, but this has not come to fruition.
