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Messi offered double Ronaldo’s wages to play in Saudi Arabia

By Reuters
05 April 2023   |   2:19 pm
Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal has reportedly offered Lionel Messi a mind-boggling contract. Reports claim that their offer to the Argentine World Cup winner is worth $438 million (€400 million) per year. That offer is more than double what his longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo is earning playing for Al-Nassr.

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