Paris Saint Germain forward Lionel Messi plans to eventually join Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia and cut short his potential time at FC Barcelona, according to Spanish radio station Onda Cero.

The Argentine is currently suspended for two weeks after traveling to the Kingdom to fulfil his duties as a tourism ambassador without the permission of PSG's Qatari owners.

Messi will be docked two weeks' pay, which if previous figures from L'Equipe are accurate could total losses of around €1.7 million ($1.9 million), and will sit out games against Troyes and Ajaccio as a consequence.

According to that same French sports magazine, PSG have also decided to cancel a contract renewal offer to the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner, whose current arrangement at the Parc des Princes expires on June 30.

Messi is heavily linked to former club FC Barcelona, who are trying to convince La Liga through a viability plan that they can make the numbers happen on the potential deal while struggling to shed a required €200 million ($220 million) from their wage bill.

If the Catalans can pull the coup off, Messi has already decided his next step after donning his iconic number '10' shirt according to Onda Cero.

On the station's Radioestadio Noche program broadcast past midnight in Spain early on Wednesday morning, they reported that Messi plans to stay at Barca just one year before heading to Saudi Arabia.

Furthermore, Messi's closest friends at the club, veterans Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, plan on following him to the Middle East country where Cristian Ronaldo currently plies his trade at Al-Nassr.

Last month, transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano and the Saudi Gazette reported that Al-Nassr's rivals had offered Messi €400 million ($441 million) a year to join them, which would immediately put him in line to top Forbes' lists of the World's Highest-Paid Soccer Player and Athlete.

If Onda Cero's reports are accurate, it seems that this offer is too good for Messi to turn down. Should he crack on with the plan, though, this would go against the wishes of FC Barcelona who want to offer him a two-year deal so that he can finish his time in Europe with them at the then-finished, new look Camp Nou.

By staying just a year, Messi would only don the La Liga leader's colors at the Montjuic Stadium which will be Barca's temporary home for the 2023/2024 season while their usual ground is being renovated.