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Lionel Messi willing to wait for Barcelona, reject Saudis’ billionaire contract - report

Lionel Messi is willing to wait for FC Barcelona to submit a formal offer, but his patience has a limit. According to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Argentine will make a decision this month about his future.

This news comes as various reports say that Saudi Arabia are becoming less confident that their offer - an absolutely bonkers 1.2 billion euro contract - will tempt the reigning FIFA The Best winner to drop outside of Europe’s top five leagues.

It was reported that the FIFA World Cup winner had given Barça a 10 day deadline to start making definitive moves to bring him back to the Camp Nou.