“Ellipsis”: the details of the last PSG meeting to renew Messi’s contract that raised new doubts

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Lionel Messi's future at PSG is in doubt (REUTERS/Christian Hartmann)
Lionel Messi’s future at PSG is in doubt (REUTERS/Christian Hartmann)

The life of Lionel Messi That December 18, 2022 changed forever. That day, the Rosario star achieved what he had longed for all his life: he became world champion with the Argentine team after beating France on penalties in an epic final. After that moment that he will never forget, the Argentine returned to Paris to join the PSG with the intention of fighting for the Champions League, the title that was always among his favorites.

Just a few hours ago, the Parisian team lost at home against Bayern Munich (0-1) and Messi was harshly criticized, once again, by the local press. From the moment of the team, questions arose about Leo’s future. From what seemed like an almost guaranteed renewal after the World Cup to a future that has a big question mark.

In the last few hours, the daily The team He published an article in which he seriously jeopardized the continuity of Argentina’s historic number 10 at PSG. “The story between Lionel Messi and Paris Saint Germain is always written with an ellipsis”, was the phrase chosen by the authors of the note, the journalists Damien Degorre and Loïc Tanzi.

This Wednesday, after some informal meeting that took place in Qatar during the World Cup, there was the first formal meeting between Jorge Messithe father and representative of the rosary, and louis fields, sports director of the team. According to the sports newspaper, No agreement was reached. What’s more, those in charge of the article left a worrying sentence that they obtained from their sources at PSG about the future arrangement. “Extension seems increasingly problematic”They were told at the beginning of February.

In the upper echelons of the Parisian team they believe that there was a change in Messi’s decision. Beyond the first meeting, both parties agreed to a new meeting in the coming days in a place that will not be the capital of France. This is how the PSG leadership went from being optimistic to seeing how this initial offer -a valid one-year extension of the contract that was signed in 2021- would have been rejected.

Messi with Neymar, his great friend in the locker room of the Parisian team (REUTERS / Christian Hartmann)
Messi with Neymar, his great friend in the locker room of the Parisian team (REUTERS / Christian Hartmann)

According to the French media, the period between the Rosario return after his World Cup consecration and now, was a time when the Messi family took the opportunity to analyze other options on the table. The first one that appears? Moving to the United States. “He would be tempted to cross to the other side of the Atlantic to commit to Inter Miamidirected by David Beckham, where his family imagines settling down”, they assure in The team.

Within the plot that they propose in France, there are two situations that would also be decisive for this turn that took place in the negotiations for the extension of the link between the parties. The first is related to the fact that the captain of the Argentine team does not understand why the club always tries to point out that the project is only aimed at the figure of Kylian Mbappé taking into account the other stars they have.

The opposition established by the newspaper is not related to a matter of egos, as they remark, since they also stressed that Messi was always in charge of praising the game of the number 7 of the Parisians, key to the scaffolding of the team.

The second aspect that they highlight is that Leo would not be happy with the “deterioration of the changing room environment” and he cannot believe how, echoing the rumors of the possible departure of his friend Neymar in the next transfer market, the club would let go of a vital footballer for PSG’s intentions to conquer Europe.

Finally, and it is not a minor detail in view of what will be the end of the season with the definition of the round of 16 series against the German team and the objective of defending the Ligue 1 title, Messi still hasn’t renewed the lease on his mansion in Neuilly-sur-Seine which ends in june. Will it be a harbinger of his decision for the second half of 2023?

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The situation is set. After meeting with the leaders of PSG, Jorge Messi arrived in Barcelona on Thursday. When he arrived at the airport, he did not make statements to the press. Despite the latest statements by one of Leo’s brothers, who pointed against the culé institution and its president Joan Laporta despite the fact that he later apologized, several are excited about a possible return to the Catalan team. What is certain is that, at least for now, the future of football and the life of Messi and his family is unknown.

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