The internet has been flooded with information regarding Cristiano Ronaldo’s new team, Al-Nassr, which is the arch-rival of Al-Hilal SFC, a club which is now selling the jersey of Lionel Messi
A photo has been circulating over the internet where Lionel Messi’s jerseys have been sold at the club store of Al-Hilal.
When you enter the Al Hilal store, a shirt bearing Lionel Messi’s name and the number 10 is in front of you. How do you feel? Considering that Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing football in the Middle East for at least the next two years, someone has chosen to troll the club’s bitter rivals, Al-Nassr.
Al Hilal FC Store Starts Selling Lionel Messi Jersey As Al Nassr Signs Cristiano Ronaldo
The image in question has been circulating online for the past several days, although it is clear that it is only one fan-made jersey and not an entire display of Al Hilal shirts bearing Lionel Messi’s name, which would be against the law and cause the team legal issues. Nevertheless, Saudi Arabia is still one of the first subjects discussed in the sport’s everyday existence.
🚨 Lionel Messi's shirt at Al Hilal's official store who, are the biggest rival of Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. 👀🧐 pic.twitter.com/fpDMpJMDLS
— Naimul Rafin (@nhrafin_00) January 1, 2023
Possible January friendly match between Messi and Ronaldo
Due to rumours that PSG would travel to Saudi Arabia in January to play a squad made up of Al Nassr and Al Hilal, Messi and Ronaldo may cross paths in the middle of the season. Since making their respective professional debuts with Barcelona and Sporting CP at the start of the decade, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will play on two separate continents in 2023. Messi signed a one-year extension to his PSG contract, while Ronaldo agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.
The two legends might, however, cross paths in the middle of the campaign. According to rumours, PSG will go to Saudi Arabia in January to play a squad made up of Al Nassr and Al Hilal.
Argentina recently won the World Cup in Qatar for the first time in 36 years thanks to Messi. Ronaldo, however, struggled because Portugal’s coach Fernando Santos decided to sit him throughout the knockout games. The Iberian team could not go past the last huddle as the African team went to the semifinals, despite Santos’ introduction of Ronaldo in the second half against Morocco in the quarterfinal.