Lionel Messi's recent friendly match against a Saudi select team may not be his final head-to-head against Cristiano Ronaldo after all. Aurelien Meunier - PSG/PSG via Getty Images. Could Lionel Messi be set to leave Paris Saint-Germain and join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia? ESPN's Insider Notebook has the latest. Paris Saint-Germain are planning to launch a shocking bid for Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo this summer. The Mirror reveal that the 37-year-old has doubts over his future at Old Lionel Messi has previously admitted he'd like to call Cristiano Ronaldo a team-mate, but as the 37-year-old former Manchester United star heads to Saudi Arabia, that day isn't likely to come any 3 days ago · Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi could convince Kylian Mbappe to join Liverpool instead of Real Madrid. ESPN has claimed Paris Saint-Germain superstar Mbappe will decide his club future in the AP. Cristiano Ronaldo recovered from a punch in the face to score twice against Paris Saint-Germain on Thursday in a lively reunion with his great rival Lionel Messi that demonstrated the financial firepower of the resource-rich Gulf. Ronaldo, 37, was decked by PSG ‘keeper Keylor Navas’s flailing fist but he drilled the resulting penalty Cristiano Ronaldo has scored his first goal since moving to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr earlier in the month. Ronaldo is part of the Riyadh XI that are taking on a Paris Saint Germain side that SUBSCRIBE City, Bayern Munich and Celtic have also announced tours to Japan this summer. PSG clinched a record 11th French title last week as Messi scored in a 1-1 away draw at Strasbourg. Paris Saint-Germain will face Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr and Champion League finalist Inter Milan in summer friendlies in Japan, the French title holder said Friday. Lionel Messi registered his 702nd club goal in Europe, the highest by a player. He broke Cristiano Ronaldo's record when he opened the scoring for Paris Saint-Germain against Nice in the 26th Comparing him to Cristiano Ronaldo, the 33-year-old was respectful of the Argentinian mega-star’s achievements but realistic about the challenges he faces at a club like Paris Saint-Germain. His quotes to kicker journalist Georg Holzner were captured by the ever-reliable @iMiaSanMia, reproduced below: c9Q0x2.