Leo Messi’s situation at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) seems to have taken an unexpected turn that could end up favoring FC Barcelona in their aspirations to sign the Argentine, and that is that the Parisian team would ask him to lower his salary considerably or have to leave
As reported by the French media ‘L’Équipe’, PSG is looking for the best options to reduce its salary mass for next season and for this, their options are to do without the services of the 34-year-old striker or that he decides to sign a contract extension with lower salary.
“We need to find ways to reduce the overall payroll for two reasons. First, with a view to the ‘Financial Fair Play’, but also to have more freedom in the transfer market. We are not going to lie to ourselves, Messi contributes money to the club, but it is the salary mass that must be lowered“said sources from the club according to the aforementioned media.
The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner is one of the highest paid along with Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, but he is the only one of the three whose contract expires at the end of the season, which would make him the main candidate to be sacrificed or to have to give in if you want to stay.
This situation is mainly convenient for Barcelona, which has expressed its desire to hire Messi for the next season and would do so for free from free agency, so its main concern would be to try to offer a good salary, something that in the current situation economics of the club, it could also be complicated.
But the culé team does not intend to sit idly by and is already working on getting high-level sponsors to help finance the return of the world champion to the club where he became a living football legend.
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