After two years in the French capital, the Argentine superstar is set to change clubs. Favorite is Barcelona, but they have a big problem.
If you want to be mocking now, you could say: The biggest consequences for Paris St. Germain arise after the departure of Lionel Messi on the social media channels. After the club announced that the Argentinian superstar would leave the club after two years at PSG, the number of followers plummeted: the top French club has since lost over one and a half million followers on Instagram alone and now has “only” 68.2 million followers.
In terms of sport, the traces of the Argentine, who was presented with a great deal of noise in the summer of 2021, are quite manageable. In 74 competitive games he collected 32 goals and 35 assists – good figures for many other players, for a world footballer with a self-proclaimed title candidate for the Champions League too little. Instead of a triumph, there is now an exit through the back door.
PSG fans whistled at Messi in the last game of the season
Especially in the premier class, Messi disappointed again and again, dived against him when he was out FC Bayern completely off. The championship title is no longer enough for the fans of the Parisians. They whistled at Messi again in the 3-2 defeat in the last game of the season against Clermont. Coach Christophe Galtier, who had to resign on Tuesday after just a year in office, found the expressions of displeasure against his star “too harsh”.
There is apparently no end in sight for Messi, who will be celebrating his 36th birthday at the end of June. He has long since become more than a football player – and the kicker sees no reason to let the bubbling tap of money run dry. From Saudi Arabia, that wants to surpass its neighbor Qatar in terms of external marketing and is trying to host the 2030 World Cup, Messi should have a contract ready to be signed, which should guarantee him the insane amount of $ 500 million in salary per season. Messi is already acting as a promotional ambassador for the country, regularly posting promotional videos on his social channels and was briefly suspended from PSG for an illegal trip to the desert state. It is a given that the Argentine will eventually sign with the Saudis – but not yet.
A return to FC Barcelona is becoming increasingly likely
Inter Miami from the USA, which is owned by David Beckham, is also repeatedly mentioned as an interested party. Messi is likely to return to his youth club Barcelona though. A video recently circulating on social media shows Messi’s father and agent Jorge meeting with Barca president Joan Laporta. When asked if Messi would come back to Barcelona, Messi senior replied: “Yes, he would love it.” However, a return depends on several factors.
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Actually only from one: money. Because Barcelona, which was up to their ears in debt, could no longer pay their star’s salary, Messi joined the Parisians in 2021, for whom money has never played a role thanks to Qatar’s millions. FC Barcelona’s financial situation hasn’t changed much since then, nor has Messi’s salary claims – but Laporta will find a solution, as with the commitments last season, when Lewandowski, for example, was iced out by Bayern.
2023-06-06 14:31:01
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