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Lionel Messi’s contract, here on April 2, 2023, at Paris Saint-Germain expires next summer.
Lionel Messi’s future is still up in the air with his PSG contract expiring in the summer. A person from his environment has now commented annoyed about the ongoing rumors.
There are many rumors about Lionel Messi (35) not only during the transfer periods, but also during the current season.
Lately it has been read again and again that the world champion does not want to extend his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, which is due to expire in the summer. Also that if he were to extend at PSG, he would have to accept a significant drop in salary.
Messi environment: “We don’t play these small games”
The environment of the Argentine national hero has now reacted to this – and not positively!
An unnamed source close to Messi told French newspaper Le Parisien: “It is very strange to see that news is circulating that the club wants to lower Leo’s salary or that he doesn’t want to extend it.”
And further: “We don’t play these little games. That kind of fake news doesn’t help Leo or his relationship with the club.”
Lionel Messi hissed at by PSG fans
Messi joined PSG in the summer of 2021 after heavily indebted FC Barcelona, where he played for 21 years, could no longer afford him.
There were no great successes in Paris, the defeat in the Champions League in the round of 16 against FC Bayern put Messi at the center of criticism, especially among PSG fans. Most recently, the Argentine world champion was whistled at by Parisian supporters.
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On Tuesday (April 4, 2023), French media reported, among other things, that PSG wanted to cut salaries if Messi continued his engagement.
This is not the only reason why there is a lot of speculation about a possible return of the South American to Barcelona. However, there is also an absurdly high offer from Saudi Arabia – there is a salary of 400 million euros a year at Al-Hilal – as well as massive interest from Major League Soccer in North America. (tsc/dpa)
