Star footballer Lionel Messi is ready to leave the French club Paris Saint-Germain after playing the final match against Clermont on Saturday (today).
“After two seasons in the capital, Leo Messi’s adventure with Paris Saint-Germain will come to a conclusion at the end of the 2022-23 season,” the French Ligue 1 club said on social media.
According to the club, Messi will play some role in the Ligue 1 match to be held at the Parc des Princes, marking the end of his two-year spell at PSG.
Rumors have been swirling about Messi’s departure from PSG and reports have suggested the World Cup winner could move to Saudi Arabia to pursue a new challenge.
The Argentine was signed from Barcelona two seasons ago to help PSG win an elusive Champions League, but he has failed in that aim.
The French club were beaten by Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League last season and suffered the same fate at the hands of Bayern Munich this year.
Messi, who has won the Ballon d’Or seven times, earns an estimated annual salary of 30 million euros ($32.1 million) after tax at Qatar-backed PSG.
He led Argentina to victory over France in the World Cup final in Qatar in December.
But after pouring his efforts into that long-awaited victory for his country, he was unable to lead PSG past Bayern in the Champions League.
Despite scoring 32 goals in 74 games for PSG before Saturday’s final, Messi was jeered by some supporters at the Parc des Princes.
His relationship with the club worsened earlier this season when he skipped training for an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia to fulfill his commitments as the Gulf state’s tourism ambassador.
A one-week suspension followed, and after that Messi had no chance of signing a new contract in Paris.
Barcelona, the club where he played for most of his career, would love to have him back but the prospect has been fading in recent weeks.
Rather, Saudi Arabia may be his next destination.
A source with knowledge of the Saudi talks told AFP last month that playing in the Saudi Arabian league was a “done deal” for him, although Messi’s father Jorge denied at the time that his son had decided his next destination.
Inter Miami has also reportedly offered him to Major League Soccer.
‘Greatest player in history’
Despite winning at Barcelona and his World Cup triumph with Argentina, the French league may not mean as much to Messi when he looks back on his career.
As journalist Vincent Deluc in France’s leading sports daily L’Equipe noted: “PSG are no better because of him… and it seems he wanted as much to play in Ligue 1 as he did to get to Ligue 1. . the dentist.”
Nevertheless, Messi still leaves his mark on those who have worked with him and against him.
PSG forward Kylian Mbappe was nominated for this season’s French Player of the Year award, despite missing out on the award.
“I have had the privilege of coaching one of the greatest players in football history,” PSG boss Christophe Gaultier said this week.
“He’s been an important part of the team this year. I never thought it was fair to criticize him at all, when he’s 35 years old and has a World Cup in the middle of the season and yet I think he’s scored goals. Or set more than 40 goals in all competitions. up
“It’s been a privilege not only to coach him, but to be with him throughout the season.”
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