Lionel Messi saga: Does booing at PSG mean a return to Barcelona or a showdown with Cristiano Ronaldo in the Saudi league?

Messi appeared unconcerned as his name was called before the match and boos rang throughout the Parc des Princes. The jeers seemed to have gotten to him after 90 soul-sucking minutes, as he trudged back into the tunnel alone, shoulders drooping as the rest of his teammates stayed on the pitch to thank the home fans after the loss.
The combination of PSG and Lionel Messi has never had the same impact as Barcelona-Messi. It was frequently like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. He looked like he wanted to be anywhere but on the pitch against Rennes, giving the ball away cheaply and completing only a handful of dribbles, a far cry from the player who had won Argentina the World Cup.
In club football, he has had a disastrous season, with PSG already out of the French Cup and the Champions League. Even though he has occasionally contributed a sublime goal or a breath-taking assist, he has remained relatively anonymous in games that matter.
Messi appears to be on his way out of Paris after this season, with his contract situation uncertain and reports of a strained relationship with PSG coach Christophe Galtier. If rumours are to be believed, Barcelona, his former club, will enter the picture once more. The reunion would be magical, a genuine emotional moment, but its chances are slim.
The Catalan club is in less-than-ideal condition behind the glittery exterior of Barcelona, which still commands enough respect to attract top names like moths to a flame.
To comply with La Liga’s financial rules, the Blaugrana will be unable to sign players until they raise at least u00a3178 million. They are in such financial trouble that they are already having difficulty registering their current players. There must be massive offloads, but this may not be enough to cover the Argentine superstar’s salary.
Given that he was forced to leave the club in 2021 due to the club’s inability to afford his wages, it’s difficult to imagine him returning to his second home just yet. Jorge Mendes, his father and also his agent, stated as much. I don’t think he’ll return to (Barcelona), he said, according to ESPN. The conditions do not exist.
The aforementioned conditions are not only financial, but also another heinous scandal in which Barcelona has found itself. Barcelona is currently facing corruption charges stemming from alleged payments totaling u20ac7.3 million (u00a36.4 million) to high-ranking Spanish referee Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira between 2001 and 2018.
Barcelona itself, former Barcelona presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, and former Barcelona executives scar Grau and Albert Soler are all accused. With the club’s stock at an all-time low and its reputation in tatters, a global icon like Messi is unlikely to want to drown his own name in the quagmire.
source: DivyanshThen you’d have to wonder, what’s next? According to reports, Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal is interested in signing Messi to compete with Al Nassr, who signed Cristiano Ronaldo last year. Furthermore, they are willing to pay Messi the same salary as Al Nassr pays Ronaldo.
If the transfer goes through, it will be a huge deal for the Asian football community and a statement of intent from Saudi Arabia, which will have two modern icons playing in a league that was relatively unknown to the rest of the footballing world just 6 months ago.
But can Messi do it against Ronaldo on a sandy, humid night in Saudi Arabia? We’ll just have to wait and see how this story plays out.