PSG and Messi do not reach an agreement to renew
PSG Sports Director Luis Campos on behalf of President Nasser Al Khelaifi met with Jorge Messi in Paris, as the first round of negotiations on the extension of the 36-year-old superstar. PSG wants to sign a new contract with Messi, but the two sides have not reached an agreement on the length of the contract, salary and other regimes.
After the meeting, Messi's father flew back to the city of Barcelona, where he lived. In the next few weeks, it is expected that PSG will arrange another meeting with Jorge to discuss his son's future.
According to French newspaper L'Équipe, PSG is increasingly less confident about the possibility that Messi will agree to an extension. They used to think that there is a 90% chance of reaching an agreement with the Argentina captain when the 2022 World Cup is taking place. But after winning the World Cup, Messi said he had "nothing more important to strive for".
Pro-Barca reporter Gerard Romero thinks that Messi does not want to renew with PSG, even though he and his family are living happily in Paris. The owner of seven Golden Balls is considering the possibility of joining Inter Miami in the US, and also does not rule out the possibility of returning to Barca.
Messi played for Barca from 2004 to 2021, scoring 672 goals in 778 matches. He joined PSG as a free agent in the summer of 2021, receiving a season salary of about 40 million USD after tax, with a contract valid until the end of June 2023. The contract has a one-year extension clause at the will of this superstar. This season, he has scored 15 goals and assisted 14 times in 26 games for PSG.
PSG also do not want to keep the most expensive player in history Neymar at Parc des Princes. Neymar's contract is valid until the summer of 2025, but he could leave this summer. Mr. Al Khelaifi negotiated with billionaire Todd Boehly about the possibility of the Brazilian star to Chelsea.
