Lionel Messi has announced that there is a possibility that
his next club would be Paris Saint-Germain.
The superstar, however, clarified that his future is not
certain.
He said this Barcelona press conference over his future on
Sunday.
This is coming three days after financially-strapped
Barcelona announced they were unable to keep the superstar who is reportedly
close to a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
While answering a question on where he would play next
season, Messi says that “PSG is one possibility” for the future, but
immediately adds that his future is not yet determined.
“I have nothing confirmed with anyone. There are a lot of
clubs interested. At the minute, nothing is closed. We are talking about a lot
of things.”
PSG are offering Lionel Messi a two-year contract worth £25m
a year, Skysports reports.
They are confident he will sign it this week and Messi’s
lawyers are in Paris working on the deal. The contract has an option for a
third year.
It will be the start of a long-term relationship between
Messi and Qatar as they prepare to host the World Cup finals next year.
PSG believe they can sign Messi without breaking any
Financial Fair Play rules because his signing will generate more revenue than
he will cost in wages.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta said on Friday he was not
prepared “to put the club at risk” by renewing Messi’s contract, as the club
face up to huge financial problems ahead of the start of La Liga on August 15.
Laporta said Barcelona were no longer negotiating with Messi
and the Argentine forward was considering other offers.
PSG, who bought Neymar from Barcelona for a world-record 222
million euros ($264 million) in 2017, appear favourites to sign Messi according
to reports in France.
Significantly, Nasser al-Khelaifi, the president of the
Qatar-owned club, and sporting director Leonardo both missed the team’s 2-1 win
at Troyes in their Ligue 1 season-opener on Saturday night.
Sports daily L’Equipe also indicated Messi is to receive a
three-year “record contract” with “a net annual wage of 40 million euros” — but
it appears nothing has been signed.
Funded by a sovereign wealth fund from gas-rich Qatar, PSG
is seen as one of the few clubs in the world with deep enough pockets to make a
bid for the six-time Ballon d’Or winner.
Messi was pictured earlier this month on holiday with
Neymar, plus Argentina teammates Angel di Maria and Leandro Paredes and fellow
PSG star Marco Verrati.
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