French newspaper Le Parisien reported that Lionel Messi, winner of the 2022 World Cup with Argentina, has reached an agreement with first-class French rivals Paris Saint-Germain to stay with the club for at least the 2023 season. -2024.
Sharjah 24 – Asad Khalil:
Argentine world champion Lionel Messi and his team, Paris Saint-Germain, have reached a preliminary agreement in view of the extension of the contract that binds them and which will end next summer, according to many media.
According to information released by the newspaper “Le Parisien” and confirmed by the network “RMC Sport”, the 35-year-old forward, chosen as the best player at the World Cup in Qatar, after leading his national team to third place in the world by beating France on penalties on Sunday , agreed in early December to wear the Parisian’s shirt for at least another season.
Despite the initial agreement, things have not yet been decided, since the duration of the contract and the value of the new deal will have to be defined as soon as the little “flea” returns from vacation, during a meeting with the president of the club Qatari Parisian, Nasser Al-Khulaifi, and his Portuguese football adviser, Luis Campos, according to “Le Parisien”.
For its part, the Spanish newspaper “AS” confirmed that the contract and all the elements had not yet been signed.
Contacted by AFP, Paris Saint-Germain was not immediately contacted to confirm this information.
Messi joined the Paris squad in 2021 for two seasons, plus an optional year, having spent his entire career with Barcelona.
He played his first professional game with the Catalan club in 2004 and crowned his career by winning the Ballon d’Or as best player in the world 7 times and the European Champions League 4 times (2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015). , and the Spanish League 10 seasons, and wrote his name as the best goalscorer in history. The club, the best goalscorer in the history of “La Liga”, and as the record holder for the number of goals in a calendar year ( 91 goal in 2012).
Messi capped off his career in Qatar on Sunday with his most expensive titles, still missing by winning the World Cup after a crazy final, as the Argentinian scored two goals from his side’s hat-trick, while his colleague at Saint-Germain Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for the “roosters” team, topping the tournament’s goalscorers list with 8 goals.
