FC Barcelona fans must make up their minds: Lionel Messi will probably never return as a player. The 35-year-old striker will extend with PSG, and the Catalan club will probably not move a finger to stop him…
Messi will be 37 when his next contract with Paris ends.
Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona, it’s over since August 8, 2021 and this press conference loaded with strong emotions, finally ended in tears from the Argentinian. A few days later, he joined Paris Saint-Germain, for free.
At the time, few saw him go to the end of his Parisian contract, but it is clear that the Pulga will indeed defend the colors of the capital club until June 30, 2023. And even beyond!
Messi will renew, the author of his biography confirms
As several sources recently announced, from the daily Le Parisien to the transfer window specialist Fabrizio Romano via the Catalan newspaper Sport, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is preparing to extend his contract with PSG for at least one additional season, i.e. until in 2024! Information confirms by another pen that could not be more reliable: Guillem Balague, Spanish journalist and above all author of the biography of Messi.
And, still according to Balague, the Bara will probably not move a finger to prevent its former jewel from extending Paris. Bara never approached Messi for a comebackhe told the BBC. It’s not that he doesn’t want to go back, it’s just that he hasn’t been asked. Messi is happy with all this and, when he returns from his holidays, the agreement with PSG will come quicklyadded our colleague, categorical about the future of the Pulga.
Where will he go after Paris?
Le Bara, still in the red financially despite the sale of many assets, would in any case not have had the means to meet Messi’s salary expectations. I would love for him to come back. But we cannot generate such expectations. (…) The levers have been activated to save the club and build a more competitive team. But La Liga has established certain limits. It is possible to make an operation, only to improve the finances of the club, not for transfersJoan Laporta recently confirmed.
The president of Bara, whom Messi considers responsible for his departure, has buried the file. And for a long time. To the delight of PSG, therefore, with the Champions League in sight this season and the one after. Unless the situation turns around, the world champion will therefore be 37 when his next Parisian contract ends on June 30, 2024. No return to Catalonia planned, a priori, but what about Argentina and Newell’s Old Boys, where he has did his pre-training?
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