The president of Saudi club Al-Hilal, Fahd Bin Nafel, declined to comment on the possibility of reaching an agreement with Lionel Messi, whose name was chanted by supporters during the King’s Cup final on Friday. Saudi Arabia. ‘Don’t ask me about Messi’replied Bin Nafel to journalists, when asked about the Argentine superstar’s transfer rumors, just after the victory over Al Wehda (1-1, 7 tab to 6) in Jeddah. “I won’t tell you anything. If anything comes out of our press department, you’ll get it”he said.
In another interview from the field, as the crowd shouted “Messi, Messi”Bin Nafel said: “The group is more important to me than a player. » After two years without much brilliance in Paris Saint-Germain of the sevenfold Ballon d’Or, the rich oil kingdom of the Gulf offers an “exceptional” gold bridge to the 35-year-old world champion, a source told AFP on Tuesday. in Ryad close to the negotiations. According to The Team, the amount of the offer amounts to €500 million per year, over two seasons, plus an optional third.