Lionel Messi\u2019s agent-father Jorge is strongly rumored to be in Riyadh for talks with Al-Hilal about the possibility of his son joining the Saudi club on a mammoth \u00a3245m-a-year contract.<\/p>\n
The rumors are swirling again immediately after Messi hit the action lines upon his return from his celebratory World Cup festivities and made a goal-scoring return for PSG on Wednesday\u00a0in his first match since winning the World Cup last month, making his club future at the Parisian club uncertain.<\/p>\n
Messi\u2019s deal expires in June and, while it\u2019s understood he is supposed to have assured PSG he will sign an extension only days ago, it has now emerged that Al-Hilal are keen to bring him to Saudi Arabia with a mammoth $300m-a-year (\u00a3245m) deal over the line, according to Mundo Deportivo<\/em>.What\u2019s equally fascinating is that Messi is believed to be open to the move,<\/p>\n With Nasser Al-Attiyah, a relative of the Emir of Qatar, having further fuelled speculation that the Argentine superstar will move to the Middle East after reportedly stating: \u201cMessi, his next club after his departure from Paris Saint-Germain, will be Saudi Arabia.\u201d<\/p>\n Al-Hilal are currently banned from adding players until the next transfer window, but they want Messi to sign now ahead of a potential move in the summer.<\/p>\n