Club Messi snubbed before Inter Miami offers him any deal he wants | OneFootball

No matter that he is already 38 years old and has repeatedly expressed his desire to end his glorious career at Inter Miami, Lionel Messi will never lack suitors around the world. These days, with the MLS paused until the end of February, a team that had been rejected years ago by the Argentine star is back with an unmatched proposal.

Anmar Al-Haili, owner of Al Ittihad, remains obsessed with having the national team captain dazzling opponents in Saudi Arabia and offered him a blank check to fill out as he pleases: “If Leo agrees to sign with Al Ittihad, I would offer him a contract where he could earn as much as he wants, for as long as he wants, even for life.”

Unlike what happens in Argentine football, the figures in the negotiations are not a problem in this exotic league that increasingly gathers more stars, like Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kanté, and Riyad Mahrez.

Precisely, the two French stars represent the black and gold team, which gained prominence in the country by being managed by Marcelo Gallardo. “Having Messi here in Saudi Arabia wearing our jersey, economically means nothing to me. I want Messi because we would have the best player in football history,” said Anmar Al-Haili.

His fascination is long-standing. In mid-2023, when he was still free before joining Inter Miami, he tried to entice him with an astronomical figure, impossible to refuse for any other footballer: “I contacted him before, when his contract with PSG ended. I offered him 1.4 billion euros a year, but he rejected it because his family preferred the United States. I respect that, and Al Ittihad will always open its doors to him, he can come whenever he wants.”

No matter how substantial the proposal from Arab lands, Messi will not move from Inter Miami, with which he extended his contract until December 2028 and where he has begun to weave his business around the ball.

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