Superstar Lionel Messi, whose contract with FC Barcelona expires at the end of the season, has not yet decided where he will play next season. Paris Saint-Germain is said to be a club that shows interest. A possible transfer, however, faces major hurdles.
Could Lionel Messi actually play for a new club from the summer? A scenario that, given the development of the last few months and the fact that his working paper at FC Barcelona expires in six months, is not a fantasy. However, it is questionable whether Paris Saint-Germain will win in the event of an exit. As ESPN-Journalist Julien Laurens reports that PSG’s plans to lure Messi to Paris are concrete. But even for the financially strong top club from the French capital, it is difficult to set up such a deal.
“The three alone would cost 150 million euros”
Laurens said (quoted via Le10Sport): “Personally, I can add up all the numbers and it’s just impossible to see all three in the club (Messi, Neymar und Kylian Mbappe; d. Red.). Financial fair play, the pandemic and PSG, like all other clubs, is affected by the crisis. “The journalist added:” I don’t know how to get Neymar for, say, 30 million euros a year, Messi for 60 million and that should finance Mbappe’s new contract. The three alone would cost 150 million euros a year. “
Mbappe to join Real Madrid
In other words: Should Messi actually move to Paris, it seems likely that either Neymar or Mbappe will or even have to give way. The latter is associated with Real Madrid. A move to Los Blancos should make a Messi transfer from Barca to PSG easier from a financial perspective.
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