Lionel Messi close to joining Paris Saint-Germain, negotiations ongoing

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Lionel Messi is reportedly close to joining Paris Saint-Germain.

It’s been an eventful 24 hours in Lionel Messi’s life and football in general. After it was announced that he would not be continuing with FC Barcelona, club president Laporta came out and confirmed that Messi will indeed be playing elsewhere.

Since the news broke, rumors began circulating about where Messi would indeed be playing this season. While last season it appeared to be a two horse race between PSG and Manchester City, this time around, it’s only one.

Paris Saint-Germain have emerged as the sole club that Messi would be interested in joining. According to several reports, PSG are already in negotiations with Messi’s entourage.

In addition, TNT Sports in Argentina have reported that either Friday or Saturday, Messi will take his private plane to Nice, France where he will meet with PSG to discuss his transfer.

Messi has reportedly been offered the number 10 shirt by Neymar should he join. Reliable transfer man Fabrizio Romano has tweeted that negotiations are progressing well and that PSG are convinced that they can sign him.

If the transfer were to happen, Messi would play alongside Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, two players that were also part of the Argentina Copa America winning team. Mauro Icardi is another Argentine at the club with Mauricio Pochettino at the helm.

There are also rumors that PSG have reserved the Eiffel Tower on August 10.

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26 Comments

  1. I don’t know. This seems like a script to a tragic story. PSG isnt for Messi. Don’t get me started with France, Paris and the psg organization. Now we are hearing reports of aguero not happy with barca and wanting to leave after Messi departure.
    Because I am from Argentina, I cannot support any team from France, point blank period.
    I hope something falls thru and Messi ends up somewhere else. What a tribute it would be if he somehow ended up in Napoli

    • Yeah I agree, plus I think all this feels forced.

      Messi doesn’t seem like the type of guy to go to a less competitive league. He has always played and maintained top level football.

      If he goes to Ligue 1 he will end up scoring 100 goals per season with no challenge 🤣.

  2. There is nothing called loyalty in Football, money rules everything. Hope this is not downfall of messi because a player doesn’t fell motivated enough and doesn’t give his 100% if his heart is not there.

  3. With Messi at PSG, Di Maria might get less minutes in CL unless injury to one of Neymar, Mbappe and Messi; Midfield will be Wjandalum, Verratti and Paredes/Marquinhos;
    In big matches Poch can’t play 4-2-3-1 unless they are chasing the game;

    • I dont think 4 very offensive minded (aka fantastic four) is too offensive for a super team. Madrid in one of their best seasons did this with the quartet of: Di Maria, Bale, CR7, and Benzema and they won the league and CL. Bayern did it with Ribbery, Robben, Mueller, Lewandowski as starters. And they were just fine.

      Di Maria, Mbappe, Neymar, and Messi all above the quality of other players in PSG. They are their starters. Guys, only in Argentina we think that Di Maria is good as super sub, in PSG he is their second most important player (not third) only after Mbappe.

      As for Mbappe, I read that the arrival of Messi strengthen his case to renew the contract at PSG instead of leaving the club.

      • Yeah but here is the thing, with Real, Maria and Benzema hustled constantly. At Bayren Muller and Ribery tracked back and helped out the defense while Robbin and Lewandoski pressed up high, but with PSG I don’t see Messi, Mbappe or Neymar doing much pressing, which leaves them exposed. I can’t deny that, on paper, PSG would look invincible but in practice I think they’ll be imbalanced.
        I think it would be great if Mbappe leaves (little chance of that happening) thus allowing Messi (false 9) and Maria (RFW) to work together.

  4. Messi playing with Paredes and Di Maria on regular basis will be good, but being the talisman of the state-owned club will be great for Argentina’s campaign in WC. Having the sheiks on the same page will be important to win it on their home turf.

    • No it won’t. That’s such a terrible take.

      What advantage do you think we will really have if we just play in a club owned by different Arabs?? Unless you are talking about unfair fixtures and refereeing which we want no part in, what do you expect?

      Leo is a genuine player. He plays because of his love for top football nothing else. He can retire whenever he wants. He has enough money to make his grandchildren millionaires as well. So what’s the deal here?

      Messi himself said interview after interview he will never leave unless Barca kick him, which is what happened.

  5. Man..the hate for Barca is toxic here..but I’ll stay out of that since I’m here for my Albiceleste…

    So yes it will be good for the NT that Messi plays with more Argentinean players in PSG than ar Barca, but I want to note that Messi in PSG makes the leauge comical- I mean who’s going to challenge them? Leon? MARSEILLE? Monaco? When was the last time these clubs ‘consistently’ proved themselves in Europe?

    Farmers LEAGUE’S top-dog got an nuclear weapon…everyone else in France is scratching their head..really? You never needed him..except for the CL..maybe this year they can aim for the magical 114 points in Ligue1 🤣

  7. Mbappe will go to Real imo …poor Barca wont win anything since years after Real and Atletico, but they deserve it…Verratti-Paredes-Wijnaldum—Neymar-Messi-Di Maria (from right) and a more attacking team against weaker teams Verratti-Paredes or Wijnaldum—Neymar-Messi-Di Maria—Icardi.

  8. PSG is a good move, he will play together with Di Di Maria and Paredes for one full year. In Copa America, Messi and Di Maria worked well together, unlike Dybala-Messi combo, or Messi-Tevez combo in the past, the combo of Di Maria and Messi never had any positioning problem. It will get even better when these 2 key players playing with each other for one year.

    I expect Mbappe to take the number 9, kinda like false 9 rotating with Messi. And Neymar attacking from the left. These 4 are scary on paper.

  12. I was hoping to see him in the premier league but It seems that I will torture myself to watch the Ligue 1. This league is so boring that even the shirts, the logo are quite different and annoying compare to other leagues….. I am still crossing my fingers so he stay at Barcelona

  15. Im super happy that finally he will leave that circus in barca. He was wasting his last years there. Great news i loved to see him in premier League but city suddenly not interested anymore due to overrated grealish

  16. Good for him!!! Go to PSG and win the CL.

    I could care less for Barcelona. I am not sure how old are our brothers here and how long you have been watching football. I can say for myself, I only like Barcelona because of Messi.

    As I have said many times before, Barcelona is typically a Brazil club, with greater roots of scouting in Brazil. Messi was an exception. I have been a Real Madrid supporter before. Florentino Perez is a big fan of Argentine players. I have lived in Madrid and they are very fond of Argentine players and the philosophy. Barca on the other hand has always been a tough place for our players like Maradona, Saviola, Riquelme, Sorin and many more. Messi is really the first and last one. Now they are treating him like trash again. Last year and this year. Just go Leo, trash Barca 5-0 in a CL game.

    Then go on to win the WC!!!

    • Spot on and very good post indeed! ddr1123 August 6, 2021 At 2:36 pm
      Good for him!!! Go to PSG and win the CL.

      I could care less for Barcelona. I am not sure how old are our brothers here and how long you have been watching football. I can say for myself, I only like Barcelona because of Messi.

      As I have said many times before, Barcelona is typically a Brazil club, with greater roots of scouting in Brazil. Messi was an exception. I have been a Real Madrid supporter before. Florentino Perez is a big fan of Argentine players. I have lived in Madrid and they are very fond of Argentine players and the philosophy. Barca on the other hand has always been a tough place for our players like Maradona, Saviola, Riquelme, Sorin and many more. Messi is really the first and last one. Now they are treating him like trash again. Last year and this year. Just go Leo, trash Barca 5-0 in a CL game.

      Then go on to win the WC!!!

      Yes, so so true they never gave a shit about rest Argentine players even for the one’s they bought before like u mentioned DIEGO, Saviola, RIQUELME, SORIN, ETC…

      And i’m sure every year Messi basicly asked Barca for fellow Argentine player’s to join him or even request it and i’m also pretty sure that KUN was not the only one even i do know that most propably in many of Messi’s previous contracts with Barca had kind of xtra inclusion that at least they will bring KUN to Barca, but not now rather much or away before even i do know City was not so keen on this maybe at the beginning, but for sure for that money Barca got from Neymoney back then Barca could have easily bought KUN and other Argentine players as for sure this has been clearly Messi wish and request for quite long time before the shit hit the fan at Barca and when Pep left it all kind of started specially with Bartomeu era and even before like kind of after when La Porta lost the election or choosed politics or whatever was his reason before to quit at helm of Barca maybe it was because certain period of time came to an Finnish and he could not continue or maybe the decission to quit at helm of Barca was his own anyhow what so ever it was allready at back then when the problems started to come more and more visible specially when XAVI ended his career at Barca and after that Fabregas as well and then they totally fucked up and completly lost THIAGO ALCANTRA for peanuts to Bayern, because they did not let him have enough games during one season, Ok Thiago Alcantra was also tired of playing a fiddle to Xavi and Fabregas and also wanted to move on, but at least Barca should got much more money out of him than they did and then bartomeu&co. brought in money which was not actually all from barca’s counts and played all kind tricky cheating game allready starting with the Neymoney investment and all this tax cheating thing as well which most propably allmost everyone in Spain who earnt a quite a lot of money have done for sure and gone through the Spanish Court, but offcourse as usual with money they all avoided jail time etc…

      And after they solid Neymoney with huge amount of money they brought in Coutinho, Dembele and most recently also this whole Griezmann saga as well is all pure evidence of how baromeu&co. played their tricky game trying to play moneywise smart, but instead ended up totally broke and left Barca with basicly no money at all so that players constantly had to TaKe paycut’s and Catalan players were not so keen on this as Messi was alk the to the end when he thought that now he will forsure end Upsis career with Barca as a one man team with his best friend KUN, but no, no ! Not at all !
      Instead everything went completly different way and i’m sure he knew that with Barca’s state of current economy they would not win the CL, but maybe could have won La Liga and the Copa del Rey and he kind of gave up allready at CL and accept it that it would be very hard thing to win with Barca as it is after the WC and Copa the most of what he actually wished to win once more, but because of his eldest son THIAGO and ialso offcourse for rest of his family city of Barcelona was themost best place for his family to live as it been and was their home for allmost 2 decades pretty much if my math is up to date…

      So Yes once i was a fan of Barca when DIEGO played there and i even have Barca shirt with DIEGO’s name offcourse on the back which my son is using now and Yes offcourse i waited for Messi’s debut and knew that he will be the new heir of DIEGO and offcourse it was great when they bought RIQUELME, but treated him like piece of shit as allready mentioned as the same goes for Saviola, SORIN etc… and Yes offcourse once Barca had the greatest team with Pep as coach and with Xavi, Iniesta&co. no need of mentioning LEO they were a great team to watch and enjoy, but for very a long time i have only supported Barca because of Messi and have felt very bad for him as he has given his all to Barca, but only basicly in the end or past few year’s just got ton’s of shit and false promises from Barca ! So by, bye Barca for me it is even KUN is now stucked and injured there and most propably very pissed indeed as Messi also, but what can they do to this cunning Barca and personally i have admit that maybe this is Agoda thing in the end for Messi even his family and him have to suffer and french league is maybe as not competive as La Liga, but i’m looking to all of this as a good thing for Albiceleste and wishing for more year’s of seeing Messi to play even after the next WCthough my only focus will allways be how Albiceleste performs and hopefully they will deliver in Qatar as they did at mighty Maracana ! So just hope for Messi to continue with Albiceleste as long as possible and to win the next WC and at least one more Copa !

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