The ball – with the stands crying out for Messi, the president of Al-Hilal addresses the issue (video) (Saudi Arabia)

The ball – with the stands crying out for Messi, the president of Al-Hilal addresses the issue (video) (Saudi Arabia)

Due to the pressing news of Lionel Messi’s arrival in Saudi Arabia and more specifically at Al-Hilal, the club’s president was contacted about the matter – not least because the fans chanted his name during the King’s Cup final. Al-Hilal won.

Fahd bin Nafel refused to confirm the agreement with Lionel Messi – not least because the Argentine was a PSG player until June 30: “Don’t ask me questions about Messi. I’m not going to say anything.” 1, 7-6 on penalties) in Jeddah, if there is any contact from our press office.

And he went further: “The group is more important to me than the player. Any star who comes must know that we are a great club. Our goal is to improve the team, and if we focus on one person, we lose the group, ”he said, quoting the French website RMC Sport.

And the Saudi championship gained fame last January with the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo to Al-Nasr club, Al-Hilal’s great competitor, with a contract valued at 400 million euros.

As A BOLA published earlier, Messi has already agreed to a contract worth 500 million.

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