Messi waved to the fans from the Paris airport window
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“I am excited to start a new chapter in my career at Paris Saint-Germain. Everything in the club is in line with my football ambitions. I know how great the team and coaching staff are here. I am determined to build something special for the club and for the fans and I look forward to when I enter the lawn of the Park of Princes, “Messi said in a statement on the website of his new club.
Thirty-four-year-old Messi flew to Paris today, greeted the fans and underwent a medical examination. Even before signing the contract, the club practically confirmed his arrival in a thirteen-second video, in which he showed part of the Argentine flag and national team jersey, the player’s favorite drink Yerba mate, six Golden Balls at the Eiffel Tower or a signing hand, and ended with the caption “New Diamond in Paris” . ” PSG convened a press conference at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
Lionel Messi joins PSG… HERE WE GO! Total agreement completed on a two-years contract. Option to extend until June 2024. Salary around €35m net per season add ons included. ???????????????? #Messi
Messi has definitely accepted PSG contract proposal and will be in Paris in the next hours. pic.twitter.com/DiM5jNzxTA
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 10, 2021
Messi did not extend the planned contract in Barcelona because the Catalan club cannot afford it due to the rules of the Spanish fair’s financial fair play. PSG with Qatari owners was from the beginning considered the biggest adept to win a record six-time Golden Ball holder.
Messi welcomed the fans in front of the PSG stadium
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The captain of the Argentine national team, considered one of the best footballers in history, has spent his entire career in Barcelona. He played 778 competitive matches for her and with 672 goals he is by far the best scorer in club history. Among other things, Messi and “Barca” won the Champions League four times and the Spanish league ten times.
Messi was already leaving the Catalan club a year ago after the end of the 2019/20 season, in which Barcelona did not win a trophy and suffered a 2: 8 debacle from Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. At the time, he wanted to use a clause in the contract, but in the end he decided to stay because he did not want to sue with the 26-time Spanish champion.
Messi said goodbye to Barcelona in tears
A native of Rosario, he now allegedly agreed with the club and new president Joan Laporta on a new contract with a lower salary, but it was not recognized because Barcelona, with a debt of 1.173 billion euros and high spending on players’ salaries, failed to meet Spanish rules. At Sunday’s emotional press conference, Messi mourned her departure from Camp Nou.
Messi in the busy Paris St. Messi team Germain will meet with former Barcelona teammate Neymar, another elite striker Kylian Mbappé or defender Sergio Ramos, who came to Paris in the summer after the expiration of the contract in Real Madrid. The French team is coached by Argentine Mauricio Pochettino. Messi should earn about 35 million euros a year (about 890 million crowns) a year at PSG, where he will come as a free agent.
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