In the early morning of June 4th, Beijing time, Paris Saint-Germain officially announced that Messi will leave the team at the end of this season. Messi's two-season career in Paris has come to an end. Let’s follow the editor to take a look at the relevant details.
Paris officials stated: After two years of adventure in Paris, Messi's journey with Paris Saint-Germain will come to an end at the end of the 22-23 season. The club sincerely thanks the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner for winning two Ligue 1 titles and one French Super Cup for Paris.
In the summer of 2021, Barcelona was unable to sign a new contract with Messi due to financial problems. Since then, Messi has joined Paris without a visa. The contract signed by the two parties was originally scheduled to expire on June 30 this summer, but the two parties chose not to renew it.
Messi is 35 years old and will turn 36 at the end of this month.
In two seasons with Paris, Messi played 74 games in all competitions, scoring 32 goals and receiving 35 assists. This season, Messi has played 40 games for Paris and contributed 21 goals and 20 assists.
In terms of honors, while playing for Paris, Messi won two Ligue 1 championships and a French Super Cup championship with the team. In terms of personal honors, Messi has won a Golden Globe Award, a World Footballer and a Laureus Male Athlete of the Year during this period.
At the national team level, Messi led the Argentina team to win the 2022 Qatar World Cup and the 2021 America's Cup.
Messi will play his final game for Paris Saint-Germain this weekend. From Monday, he will be free to choose his future. Barcelona are also pursuing him but are not yet in a position to make him a formal offer.
Saudi side Riyadh Crescent have made an astronomical offer that would make Messi the highest-paid player in the world, well ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo. According to sources, Riyadh Crescent has offered Messi a salary of 400 million euros per season, which is an unprecedented figure in the football world. According to Daily Sports, Riyadh Crescent plans to announce the signing of Messi on June 6.
