[bitontheslide]

Lionel Messi will leave Paris St-Germain this summer at the end of his current contract.

The Argentine World Cup winner had reached an 'agreement in principle' to extend his stay for another year but neither club nor player now want to sign the deal.

Messi is unconvinced the club can compete at the top of the European game, due to financial issues, while the French champions want to focus on developing young talent.

He signed a two-year deal in Paris in 2021 with an option to renew for another year but that will now not be activated.

It is understood his father Jorge Messi informed Paris St-Germain's football advisor Luis Campos a few weeks ago.

The player believes PSG's budget could be limited next season to comply with Financial Fair Play rules - putting the quality of their squad at risk.

His reluctance to commit to a new deal in recent months has frustrated PSG's Qatari owners, who believe Messi's lack of response was a clear message he didn't want to stay

The 35-year-old was suspended by PSG for two weeks on Tuesday after travelling to Saudi Arabia without the club's permission.

Barcelona and Messi would be keen on securing a dream return for the forward to the Nou Camp but, with the La Liga leaders facing severe financial difficulties, a move back 'home' looks increasingly unlikely.

He also has interest from Inter Miami in Major League Soccer and an eyewatering offer of about 400m euros (£354m) to play in Saudi Arabia for a year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65465532

he will no doubt join ronaldo in Saudi

[LeatherTrumpet]

Total failure at PSG

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Total failure at PSG

I wouldn’t say that tbh

It’s not gone brilliantly for anyone there

Think he’s scored 20 goals this season so far all competitions plus 19 assists

He’s had to carry the workload as both Mbappe and Neymar have missed loads of games

It was never gonna work fielding THREE players who don’t want to track back ..

Messi , Neymar and Mbappe was always a pipe dream or maybe just a £€$ Monet making scheme




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[MTVN]

The World Cup was his Everest, reckon he's not too arsed about success and records anymore

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The World Cup was his Everest, reckon he's not too arsed about success and records anymore

He’s still 30 goals ( currently) behind fakeRonaldo in the total goals scored list so he will keep going even though he’s got way more assists than Cronaldo in far less games ..

Anyways at 35 years old he’s had a productive season with 20 goals and 19 assists plus player of the tournament when they won the world cup

https://www.messivsronaldo.app/




Hopefully he will return to my beloved FC Barcelona in the summer


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[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Lionel Messi will leave Paris St-Germain this summer at the end of his current contract.

The Argentine World Cup winner had reached an 'agreement in principle' to extend his stay for another year but neither club nor player now want to sign the deal.

Messi is unconvinced the club can compete at the top of the European game, due to financial issues, while the French champions want to focus on developing young talent.

He signed a two-year deal in Paris in 2021 with an option to renew for another year but that will now not be activated.

It is understood his father Jorge Messi informed Paris St-Germain's football advisor Luis Campos a few weeks ago.

The player believes PSG's budget could be limited next season to comply with Financial Fair Play rules - putting the quality of their squad at risk.

His reluctance to commit to a new deal in recent months has frustrated PSG's Qatari owners, who believe Messi's lack of response was a clear message he didn't want to stay

The 35-year-old was suspended by PSG for two weeks on Tuesday after travelling to Saudi Arabia without the club's permission.

Barcelona and Messi would be keen on securing a dream return for the forward to the Nou Camp but, with the La Liga leaders facing severe financial difficulties, a move back 'home' looks increasingly unlikely.

He also has interest from Inter Miami in Major League Soccer and an eyewatering offer of about 400m euros (£354m) to play in Saudi Arabia for a year.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65465532

he will no doubt join ronaldo in Saudi

yes Beckham's team, they are doing quite well too in their first few seasons now

currently 10th but closely following the top 9 with only a gap of 2 points, decent mid table in overall standings