According to a source close to Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi football is “far more likely” to leave the club at the end of the current campaign than to agree to a new contract, AFP reported on Tuesday. The source stated that there was “no deal, no exit yet” and that “the dynamics have radically altered with PSG less pushing to renew (his contract). Exit, however, is far more likely.
Messi, a World Cup champion who will turn 36 in June, joined in 2021 on a two-year contract. The contract ends at the conclusion of this season. When the teams were named on Sunday, several PSG supporters booed the Argentine’s name. This occurred before PSG’s 1-0 home loss to Lyon. As a result of their team’s elimination from the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the last 16 last month, the Qatar-owned club’s fans are dissatisfied with the atmosphere surrounding them. The likelihood of Messi’s contract being extended, according to the source, has entirely changed as a result of the fans.
In 67 games across all competitions for PSG, Messi has contributed to 29 goals and 32 assists.
Two years after Messi left the team where he won four Champions League titles because it could not afford to renew his contract, Barcelona has been actively courting the Argentine in an effort to convince him to come back to Camp Nou.
Barca vice-president Rafael Yuste said –
“I would love it if he returned”
This was as he admitted there had been “contact” with Messi. Inter Miami is rumoured to be interested in signing him for Major League Soccer. This is another possibility that has been linked to him.
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