Post by Webster on May 3, 2023 18:16:52 GMT
(BBC Sport) Messi to leave PSG at end of season
Guillem Balague, Spanish football journalist: Lionel Messi will leave Paris St-Germain this summer at the end of his current contract.
The Argentine World Cup winner had reached an 'agreement in principle' to extend his stay for another year but neither club nor player now want to sign the deal.
Messi is unconvinced the club can compete at the top of the European game, due to financial issues, while the French champions want to focus on developing young talent.
He signed a two-year deal in Paris in 2021 with an option to renew for another year but that will now not be activated.
It is understood his father Jorge Messi informed Paris St-Germain's football advisor Luis Campos a few weeks ago.