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Lionel Messi holds a press conference announcing Messi's signing with the club in Paris on August 11, 2021. Messi, a six-time Ballon d'Or winner with FC Barcelona, ??has signed a 2 year contract with the option to renew the contract. third year with the French Club.
Lionel Messi holds a press conference announcing Messi's signing with the club in Paris on August 11, 2021. Messi, a six-time Ballon d'Or winner with FC Barcelona, ??has signed a 2 year contract with the option to renew the contract. third year with the French Club. (Photo by Alaattin Dogru/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Lionel Messi is set to pull the curtain back on his Paris adventure, deciding to leave Paris Saint-Germain two years after leaving Barcelona. The Argentine has questioned the club's future plans after another disappointing Champions League season. But it is understood that the Ligue 1 club are interested in extending his stay, and within weeks Messi had a contract on the table in the French capital.
However, the former Barca star's alleged unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia turned out to be the 'last stop'.
Messi took a two-day trip to Saudi Arabia, where he acted as a tourism ambassador, following a 1-3 home defeat to Lorient on Sunday. Following the update, PSG made the decision to suspend their superstar for two weeks. It is understood that he is banned from training with the team and will have his salary cut during the suspension.
The possibility of Lionel Messi returning to Barcelona
Many believe that this will be the last nail to be driven into the coffin. And now, Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Messi will leave the top of the Ligue 1 table at the end of the season. He added: “There is no doubt about that.
However, Messi's confirmation of leaving PSG does not mean he is guaranteed a return to Camp Nou. According to Spanish football pundit Guillem Balague, his return to Barcelona 'seems less and less likely with each passing day'.
The club's hierarchy has yet to make an official offer for Messi and his representatives to evaluate him as Barca have yet to receive La Liga's approval of fair rules. about their legend in the second time.
Barcelona still need to reduce their salary fund by at least 200 million euros and sign up the likes of Gavi and Ronald Araujo. The departure of director of football Matue Alemany has raised new questions about the club's plans for the summer transfer window.
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