Messi Turned Down Chance To Play Alongside Ronaldo: The Salary Offered Will Leave You Speechless

Lionel Messi made the blockbuster move from PSG to David Beckham's Inter Miami in Summer of 2023 and has since then taken the brand of Major League Soccer (MLS) to a whole new level. 

However, in a shocking recent report it has been revealed that Lionel Messi rejected a chance to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Pro League despite being offered an unbelievable salary of 1 Billion Euros. 

Messi rejected a Billion Euros and a chance to play with Ronaldo

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo shared the greatest rivarly in football history during their years of playing for FC Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. The two are undoubtedly the beautiful game's two biggest superstars. 

But as both these legends reach the twilight of their careers, they've long left behind the European stage. Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Saudi Arabia in January 2023 joining Al-Nassr and Lionel Messi to MLS. 

However, in a recent report by Fox Sports Argentina, the 8-time Ballon d'Or winner had a chance to join Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League. 

According to the report, Al Nassr's rivals in Saudi Pro League, Al Hilal offered a whopping weekly 15m-20m Euros salary to Lionel Messi.  After bonuses and objectives the salary total annually could have risen up to 900m-1 billion Euros annually. 

But as it turned out, Lionel Messi decided to reject Al Hilal's advances and ended up joining Inter Miami instead. In doing so, Messi denied fans a chance to watch him and Ronaldo playing in the same league one final time. 

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When will Messi return to action?

Messi picked up a terrible injury to his ankle when Argentina beat Colombia in the Copa America final back in July. Since then, Messi has been on the sidelines as he recovers from his injury. 

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Messi has missed a total of 8 MLS games on a trot owing to his injury. While there still isn't an exact date on Lionel Messi's return, the 2022 FIFA World Cup winner is expected to return before the MLS regular season ends on 20th October.