Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal have offered to make Lionel Messi the world’s highest-paid player in a proposed deal that would eclipse that of Cristiano Ronaldo at rivals Al-Nassr.
Ronaldo completed a stunning move to Riyadh-based club Al-Nassr at the turn of 2023 and earns in the region of £173million per year – comfortably the highest salary of any footballer on the planet. The contract also encompasses his image rights and several contractual responsibilities.
Ronaldo’s long-term sporting rival Messi may also be about to join him in the Middle Eastern nation as his future at Paris Saint-Germain looks more uncertain than ever. Alongside Sergio Ramos, his contract talks have been put on hold by the Ligue 1 giants.
