Lionel Messi has reportedly yet to accept any of the offers made by Paris Saint-Germain during negotiations to extend his contract beyond the end of this season.
The World Cup winner has three months remaining on the two-year contract signed when arriving in the French capital during the summer of 2021. There is the option of adding another year to the current agreement should the club and individual each approve the extension although there is uncertainty about whether that will be the case.
Unlike when Manchester City were linked in 2020, there is no reported interest in Messi from the Premier League. A return to Barcelona or a departure from European football entirely to perhaps Inter Miami in the United States or joining former Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia are potential alternatives, with a homecoming with boyhood club Newell’s Old Boys now appearing a remote possibility.
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A switch to Saudi Arabia is particularly intriguing given the forward's father Jorge Messi said reports his son had requested €600million (£524m, $643m) to move as 'fake news.' Al-Hilal are the club mooted with signing Messi and are currently the reigning Saudi Pro League champions and won the 2021 Asian Champions League.
The prospect of such a move materialising becomes increasingly likely as the months pass. The Athletic report that PSG's Champions League elimination at the round of 16 stage for the second straight season has allegedly prolonged the process, with 'no significant progress' coming from meetings to discuss a renewal with the club's sporting advisor Luis Campos in Paris
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