LIONEL MESSI OFFERED RECORD-BREAKING £320M-PER-YEAR SAUDI ARABIA CONTRACT TO LEAVE PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN - PAPER ROUND

Lionel Messi's time at Paris Saint-Germain could be over as the World Cup winner has been offered the most lucrative contract in football history in Saudi Arabia. Elsewhere, Manchester City have not given up in their pursuit of Jude Bellingham, Arsenal are looking to add more talent to their squad this summer and Chelsea need to offload a number of first-team players.MESSI'S MEGA-MONEY MOVE

Lionel Messi could be set to follow in the footsteps of his long-term rival, Cristiano Ronaldo, with a move to Saudi Arabia this summer. The World Cup winner's current contract with Paris Saint-Germain is set to expire this summer and he is not expected to agree to an extension in the French capital. Messi has reportedly been offered a record-breaking contract to play in the Saudi Pro League and become the highest-paid footballer in history.

The Telegraph reveal: "Talks with Messi’s representatives, led by his father Jorge, are underway for when the player becomes a free agent at the end of June upon the expiration of his Paris Saint-Germain contract.

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"There are discussions that the whole package could be worth $400 million annually (£320m) that would exceed even the £165m that Cristiano Ronaldo is being paid annually to play in Saudi until the summer of 2025.

"The conventional process for signing the world’s top talent, as with Ronaldo in December, has been for the deal to have State involvement before a final destination club is decided. Ronaldo joined Al-Nassr, currently second in the league behind leaders Al-Ittihad. Al-Nassr’s traditional rivals are Al-Hilal and placing Messi with that club, historically the nation’s most successful, would recreate the rivalry the pair had for nine years with Real Madrid and Barcelona."