Lionel Messi is anticipated to increase his contract at Inter Miami regardless of hyperlinks with a transfer to Saudi Arabia.
The 38-year-old’s present contract expires in December, and there was a concrete strategy from Al-Ahli to try to prize him away. Nevertheless, Inter Miami have all the time been assured Messi will keep till at the very least the tip of the 2026 MLS season, and in doing so play on the membership’s new Freedom Park Stadium.
“I’m very assured he’ll be opening our new stadium in 2026,” Inter Miami’s managing proprietor Jorge Mas instructed GMS again in December. “I’ll be sitting with Leo sooner or later within the offseason. I’m optimistic that so long as Leo’s well being holds up, we’ll be seeing him in pink.”
Messi joined Inter Miami in the summertime of 2023 after leaving Paris Saint-Germain. On the time, Al-Hilal made a giant push to try to safe his signature. Actually, Saudi dealmakers had been so confident they even had a non-public jet on standby, and announcement movies being ready, solely to find the Argentina worldwide preferred a change to Miami.
Two years on, and Saudi curiosity in Messi hasn’t gone away. Al-Ahli now have desire from the PIF golf equipment, with the sensation being the Jeddah-based aspect are subsequent in line to safe a world star.
Actual Madrid’s Vinicius Junior is one other identify of serious curiosity, and Al-Ahli may but attempt an audacious transfer for his signature this summer time regardless of the very fact the participant has acknowledged he desires to stay on the Bernabeu. No new deal has been signed but, regardless of superior talks between all events, and Al-Ahli stay alert to the scenario.
Saudi nonetheless dream of Messi playing there in the future, however Miami are set to tie the Argentine down till after the 2026 World Cup.
Since becoming a member of in 2023, Messi has scored 34 targets in 42 MLS video games, whereas this season he has discovered the online 12 occasions in 14 league video games and offered six assists. Messi additionally scored a game-winning free-kick as Inter Miami beat Porto 2-1 en path to qualifying for the final 16 of the Membership World Cup.-Givemesport
