One of the big questions in international football is surely that of the future of superstars Lionel Messi. His club FC Barcelona are currently tied at the institutional level, as long as no elected president presides over the club. In addition, there is an insane mountain of debt on the coffers of the Catalans. Now there are new signs that the Argentine might actually pack his bags for Paris.
The French sports journalist Geoffroy Garétier revealed in the show “Late Football Club” of the pay-TV channel Canal+that Messi and his family had taken a French course.
The seemingly logical question Garétier is now asking himself: “Why take it and then sign with Manchester City? It wouldn’t make any sense. My source is very reliable. His wife will also have a say.”
In fact, there seems to be no point in learning a language in one country when you want to pitch your tent in another. Furthermore, Manchester City cannot come up with a Neymar to make Messi a commitment at the Etihad Stadium palatable.
Because the idea of at least two thirds of the glory days of the MNS storm series (Messi, Neymar, Suárez) with his Brazilian buddy could be the decisive factor in Messi’s decision.
In this case, Suárez would be replaced by Mbappé. So the plan of the Parisians – and that of Messi. But there is still a lot of clarification to be found in the personal area of Mbappé. As much as the Parisians would like to get Messi signed, Real Madrid are still determined to lure Mbappé to the Bernabéu Stadium.
For the third time, sources in the executive suite of the royal family, he should not escape.
And curiously, selling Mbappé could be the only way PSG could fund Messi. For the Qatari owners of PSG to let the world champion from 2018 move free in the summer of next year is not in the bag.
Not least because of the devastating economic consequences of the corona pandemic, which also caused holes in the coffers of the French. The following applies to the Personnel Mbappé: either extend – or sell. But talks about an extension have stalled for some time.
In advisory circles, a report by the Brand according to, already juggled with concrete numbers. It is expected that the Parisians – if the sluggish negotiations with Mbappé do not change by then – will issue a price tag of around 160 million euros for the attacker in the coming months.
An amount that, in Madrid, is seen as acceptable and – almost more importantly – just about affordable. The Madrilenians would also have to generate transfer proceeds beforehand. In this context the names of Thibaut Courtois and Vinicius come up again and again.
A year ago, when Real and PSG held talks about Mbappé, Leonardo, the French sports director in Brazil, is said to have expressed his interest in this duo. But the Spaniards would only be willing to talk to Vinicius. Courtois is considered not for sale.
Other names with which Madrid could try to lower the price for Mbappé are Casemiro and Raphael Varane, who are also said to have the placet of new PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino.
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