Messi 'likely' to leave PSG as Saudi club Al Hilal prepare €400m mega offer, say reports

Argentina's World Cup hero Lionel Messi could leave Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season with a massive offer from Saudi club Al Hilal on the table, according to reports.

Messi is "much more likely" to leave the Parisians at the end of the season than sign a new deal, AFP quoted an official at PSG as saying.

"The dynamics have completely changed with PSG less pushing to renew (his contract)," the official said, adding that there was "no deal, no exit yet. But exit is much more likely".

Messi, who will turn 36 in June, joined in 2021 on a two-year deal which expires at the end of this campaign.

Despite his international success and stature, Messi was on Sunday jeered by some PSG fans as the teams were announced prior to their 1-0 home defeat against Lyon.

Club supporters are unhappy with the team since they were eliminated from the Champions League in the last 16 by Bayern Munich last month.