Lionel Messi mocks PSG, Qatar breaks
The future of Lionel Messi remains uncertain, while Argentina is now unlikely to extend its contract to PSG.
The future of Lionel Messi remains uncertain, while Argentina is now unlikely to extend its contract to PSG. And on the Doha side, people are starting to get a little annoyed with the behavior of the man who won his first World title in December in Qatar.
Just four months ago, Lionel Messi was one step away from extending his contract at Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine international lease expires next June and an agreement in principle was reached between Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and the Pulga entourage for a two-year extension. This is on pay terms equivalent to what Lionel Messi currently receives. The verbal agreement seemed to be ratified, but in the end nothing was signed and, after waiting, the two parties moved further and further away, probably irreparably, from the great despair of the Parisian fans of Messi, according to Foot01.
To the point that Lionel Messi’s extension to the PSG still seems all but impossible. Luis Campos did not intend to keep the former captain of FC Barcelona since the PSG sports coordinator wanted to rejuvenate the team and build the Paris attack around Kylian Mbappé. At the top levels of the club, in Qatar in particular, we are less categorical in view of what Lionel Messi reports in terms of merchandising the club. According to reports from El Chiringuito, a media outlet that does not run for Paris Saint-Germain, the case of the 2022 world champion is starting to wobble on every floor of the club.
An inevitable departure from Messi at PSG?
And for good reason, Lionel Messi gives PSG leaders the impression that they are leading everyone else in the same boat. One shot interested in an extension, the Argentine gives the next day the feeling of wanting to leave the club at any cost. Lionel Messi is losing the few members of the Parisian club who still wanted to see him extended, because he has not spoken out and is not positioning himself. From then on, a start becomes even thicker. It remains to be seen where to go, since Saudi Arabia, Inter Miami, and FC Barcelona are interested, even though only Saudi clubs are able to match Leo Messi’s current salary in Paris. In recent days, the road back to Barça has grown thicker, with Xavi and Robert Lewandowski making such statements publicly. But given the enormous marketing weight of the seven-time Ballon d’Or, a new surprise should not be ruled out entirely.
