According to the official confirmation from both player and club, Lionel Messi is set to part ways with French club Paris Saint Germain following their final game in the Ligue 1 campaign. The player has come out with a farewell message stating:
I am happy to have represented PSG and I have really enjoyed playing with this team and with these great players. I want to thank the club for this wonderful experience in Paris.
During his 2 seasons at the French club, Lionel Messi has managed to win the Ligue 1 title in both the 2021/2022 and now the 2022/2023 campaigns respectively. He has also managed to win one French Supercup in the same duration. Across both seasons, the Argentine has also totaled 66 goal contributions, scoring 32 and providing 34 assists.
While these are impressive numbers in their own right, his tally for FC Barcelona on the other hand feels straight-up supernatural. 672 goals and 338 assists in 778 Barcelona appearances is the set of numbers the World Cup winner has left behind during his time at the club.
Messi is set to become a free agent amidst interest not just from FC Barcelona, but also from the MLS as well as Al-Hilal, with the latter reportedly offering a record-breaking deal to the 7-time Ballon D’or winner.
Reportedly the first priority for Barcelona president Joan Laporta and an exciting prospect in the eyes of Xavi Hernandez, Messi himself also in the most latest of rumors is thought to be considering Barcelona as his primary priority over other potential offers.
FC Barcelona continue to soon have the final word from La Liga regarding the approval of their presented Financial Feasibility plan according to which they would then have the blueprint in front of them concerning their pursuit of Messi’s return to the Catalan capital.
The Catalan club is currently attempting to let go of certain players and bring in the necessary financial funding to then be able to formalize the offer they are to send to Lionel Messi after getting the green light from La Liga.
Lionel Messi has been included in PSG’s squad list for Matchday 38 of League 1. Set to play against Clermont Foot at the Parc des Princes, it now remains to be seen what kind of a farewell the Parisians have in store for the departing Argentine.
