How Mo Salah's £150m contract offer from Saudi Arabia compares to Messi's biggest deal

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Mohamed Salah will be in the same financial bracket as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo if he leaves Liverpool and moves to Saudi Arabia.It’s been common knowledge for some time that the Saudi Pro League has a plan to tempt Salah into leaving Liverpool.Despite interest from the Middle East, the 33-year-old signed a new contract at Anfield last summer to become the Reds’ highest-ever earner.However, TBR Football has been told this week that Saudi Pro League’s offer for Salah is still on the table.Under the terms of the deal, the Egyptian would earn around £150m a year, have the right to part-ownership of a club at some point in the future, and become a Tourism ambassador for the country.For context, that contract would have the Liverpool forward earning £410,958 a day, £17,123 an hour, or £285 a minute.Yet, despite these extraordinary numbers, Salah’s contract still wouldn’t be the biggest in football history.Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty ImagesLionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo’s biggest contractsAt present, Lionel Messi is estimated to earn a base salary of $12m with Inter Miami.Still impressive, but nothing compared to his old Barcelona contract, which was leaked in 2021, as per ESPN.It was reported that the Argentine would earn €138,000,000 per season (around £121,486,920), with a signing-on bonus of €115,225,000 and a loyalty bonus of €77,929,955 included.Not to be outdone by his long-time rival, however, Cristiano Ronaldo has smashed those figures out of the park in Saudi Arabia.After initially joining Al-Nassr in 2023, CR7 penned fresh terms in June of this year, which keep him at the club until 2027.It has been reported that Ronaldo is now taking home a base salary of £178m a year.On top of that, he secured a £24.5m signing bonus and is expected to be handed a 15 per cent ownership stake in Al-Nassr.