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Sources: Messi in talks for $400m per year contract to play in Saudi Arabia

Veronica Crespo, Digital Journalist

Associated Press

Tags: Sports, Soccer
PSG's Lionel Messi gestures as he warms up before the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lorient, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) (Aurelien Morissard, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Football star Lionel Messi is reportedly in talks with the Saudi Pro League in a deal that would offer a $400 million annual contract.

The Telegraph reported the deal on Thursday.

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Earlier this week, PSG suspended the Argentine player after taking a trip to Saudi Arabia without the club’s permission.

Messi is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season after two years with the French club, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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Veronica Crespo writes for Local10.com and also oversees the Español section of the website. Born and raised in Miami, she graduated from the University of Miami, where she studied broadcast journalism and Spanish.

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