Some unfortunate events can only lead to more misfortune. Days after the so-far most embarrassing moment for Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr's stadium when Al Ittihad fans screamed for Messi in the stands, arch-rivals Al Hilal have reportedly swooned for Lionel Messi's signature in a move worth over €222m. Despite the rebuff of the rumor-turned-news by a Spanish Journalist (name withheld), it looks like the World Cup Winner may eventually pull the plug, and take the intercontinental leap.
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Even though Al Hilal are currently on a transfer ban, they would be at liberty to sign the Argentine playmaker come this summer. The plan is to supposedly entice Messi from French Side, Paris Saint Germain to Riyadh to continue the rivalry.
What does this mean for the Portuguese-born forward?
For a start, his departure from Europe was thought to bring some breath of fresh air into his life after his nasty ordeal that almost ruined his star-studded legacy. It is easier to have a natural dislike for a player like Cristiano Ronaldo who was regarded in his prime days as a complete player. He had the height attribute, pace advantage, the agility of a cheetah, and on-the-ball skills that obfuscated lines of defense. All these are away from his outrageous shot power. When you have all these in one package, you are deemed to have a lot of lovers… and haters
Secondly, if Messi is successfully lured to Riyadh, Al Nassr may reconsider the ambassadorial role promised to Cristiano upon the completion of his 2-year contract in 2024. However, Messi's agent, Jorge Messi who also doubles as spokesman on the issue has assured the media that although talks are still ongoing on his contract renewal at Paris Saint Germain, a conclusive agreement is yet to be arrived at. He also stressed that a transfer to the Middle East was very much possible and was in fact viable.
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A problem with Messi's negotiation team is secrecy. If Messi decides to switch to Saudi Arabia, he would not be a total stranger as he already holds the office of Saudi Arabia's Tourism Ambassador. Amid Messi's transfer vagueness, Ronaldo's critics say that the ulterior motive of the Al-Hilal football club was to readjust the spotlight from Al Nassr's Ronaldo to Al-Hilal's incoming Messi.
Remember that against Al Ittihad, fans chanted Messi's name just to spite Cristiano who stormed off the pitch after kicking a plastic bottle as he walked off angrily. From the look of things, Ronaldo won't be kicking only bottles when Messi arrives. Messi's arrival spells doom for Ronaldo's brief gleam of light.
Al Hilal is ready to give an arm and a leg for Lionel's arrival."
If this is true, then it seems Ronald's glory days at Al Nassr are fast coming to an end. Will Messi's arrival spell doom for Ronaldo? Leave your comments below!
