Lionel Messi has reportedly agreed to join a new club next season.
A stunning new report by Spanish broadcaster El Chiringuito has claimed that Messi is set to accept an offer to play for Saudi Arabian giants Al Hilal.
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Things quickly boiled over between the player and his current employers Paris Saint-Germain after he made an unauthorised trip to the aforementioned country last week, missing training last Monday as a result.
Having been slapped with a two-week unpaid suspension thereafter, he later made a public apology to his teammates and the French team's supporters, explaining that his visit to the Middle East nation, for whom he is a tourism ambassador, had long been planned and that he thought there would be no training on the day of his trip.
Reports have since suggested that the Parisians have had a change of heart about allowing him to leave for free at the end of the season following his recorded apology, and are now once again open to renewing his deal at the Parc des Princes.
However, Messi is now said to have decided to move on from the Ligue 1 club at the end of June, and his next destination appears to have been decided as well.
According to El Chiringuito, he will sign for Saudi powerhouses Al Hilal in a deal worth more than €400 million (R8.1 billion) a season.
It is further claimed that FC Barcelona captain Sergio Busquets will also accept a two-season offer from the Arab team, while another Spanish veteran, Jordi Alba, could also sign for Al Hilal if he agrees to terminate his Blaugrana contract, with reports in Spain suggesting he will be approached to take yet another pay cut by the LaLiga club.
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All three players were spotted having dinner at a Barcelona restaurant earlier this month, and there have also been reports suggesting that Messi met with Al Hilal during his trip to Riyadh last week.
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