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French media on Tuesday reported that a move to
a Saudi club was a "done deal", adding that the Argentina
captain was in the process of finalising details before signing
a contract.
Messi's father, however, denied any agreement had been reached
with another team and said that no decisions would be made until
the end of the current season.
"Let him go to where he will feel comfortable with his team
mates and the club's fans," Scaloni told Qatar's Al-Kass
channel.
"The matter does not affect us as a national team as long as
he's happy when he joins us and we need him to be happy."
Messi, who apologised to PSG and his team mates last week,
returned to training on Monday.
A source close to Messi told Reuters that he had received a
formal offer to join the Saudi club Al-Hilal next season, with a
contract renewal at PSG not on the cards for the World Cup
winner.
The oil-rich nation appointed Messi, who turns 36 next month, as
a tourism ambassador last year and he visited Jeddah in May
2022.
He returned in January to play a friendly match with PSG against
a Saudi All Stars team, which included Cristiano Ronaldo -
Messi's rival for the title of best player of his generation.
(Reporting by Shady Amir, editing by Nick Mulvenney and Peter
Rutherford)
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