An old rivalry can be played again with Lionel Messi set to join Saudi Arabia next season with Inter Miami failing to qualify in the playoffs of Major League Soccer.
This is not a hypothesis as the coach of Inter Miami, Gerardo Martino does not deny any of the latest transfer window rumors that link his star with Saudi Arabia.
The coach responded to the latest voices that linked Messi with Barcelona, saying that maybe the player can pass in Catalunya for vacations.
With the option of Barca closed the main option is Saudi Pro League and Al Hilal, who do not deny their interest in signing the Inter Miami star.
They can loan the player, but any option of full transfer is not excluded. In Saudi Arabia, Messi would face his old rivals Ronaldo and Benzema, bringing back the old El Classico Real Madrid vs Barcelona times.
For now, these are only transfer rumors with Messi’s contract that expires in December of 2025. Al Hilal should improve their financial terms after failing to transfer the player from PSG last summer before he joined Inter Miami.
This time it depends on the player and his agent, Jorge Messi to continue his career in Saudi or not.
Lionel Messi has scored 13 goals with Inter Miami and he is one of their main players. David Beckham, the Inter Miami president would not let his star so easily as hopes for Messi to respect his contract.
At this moment, the player remains in Miami but everything is possible and no option should be excluded.
Another Messi-Ronaldo derby would mean more audience and publicity for Al Hilal and Al Nassr as the Portuguese player has no plans to leave Saudi Pro League.
The Arabian Gulf is returned to a top destination for the European stars with Al Ittihad making a bid for Mohamed Salah.
Messi represents an asset for each club and Al Hilal’s profits are numerous from this transfer. All that Inter Miami is waiting for is a concrete offer and the discussions can start.
