After it left Barcelona, Messi’s father confirmed that he would be playing for the PSG during a short interview at the airport. After Barcelona confirmed that they couldn’t afford to renew Lionel Messi’s contract, we expected something to happen. However, nothing was confirmed until today.
Right now, Messi is on his way to sign a two-year deal with the PSG on, of course, Paris. But, before this, Barcelona explained why they were unable to renew the contract of one of his biggest stars. They said that the wage bill “was deemed far too high to comply with La Liga’s financial regulations”.
What do we know about this?
We thought that there could be a possibility that Messi will stay in Catalonia. Still, after the official announcement, we had little hope. However, after his father confirmed they were going to Paris, we are sure that the deal is done. According to Maria Garrido, a journalist covering the subject, Messi’s father only confirmed with a plain “yes”.
The journalist also asked, “Who is responsible for Messi’s departure from Barcelona?” He said, “Find out in the club”. Jorge Messi, his son’s manager, didn’t want to talk further about the matter. After he spent almost his whole career playing for Barcelona, many fans are sad about his departure.
Finally, Maria also asked if “his son is sad before putting pen to paper on a lucrative new deal”, and all he answered was, “Haven’t you seen him?”. With this, Messi will play alongside Neymar and Angel Di Maria. All of them started in Barcelona, but it seems that they will reconnect in the PSG. It’s also reported that it was Messi who reached out PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino.
