Messi reportedly rejects historic homecoming

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World Cup leader Lionel Messi is acceptable to ink a caller woody with Paris Saint-Germain that volition spot the guardant stay successful the French home league for astatine slightest 1 much season.

Upon leaving his dazzling vocation astatine Barcelona past year, the 35-year-old signed a two-year woody with PSG which volition lapse mid-year successful 2023.

According to well-informed shot writer Fabrizio Romano, Messi and PSG person reached a "verbal agreement" to extend his stay, but thing has been signed oregon finalised arsenic of yet.

Both parties volition besides conscionable again to settee connected the last magnitude and wage of the deal.

"Paris Saint-Germain reached a verbal statement with Lionel Messi to widen the contract. It's a verbal pact to proceed together," helium wrote connected Twitter connected Thursday.

"No determination yet connected magnitude of declaration & salary, it volition beryllium decided successful a caller gathering soon. Al Khelaifi and Campos, moving connected it."

The four-time UEFA Champions League victor is successful precocious demand, particularly aft starring Argentina to World Cup glory following the nation's 4-2 punishment shootout triumph implicit France connected Monday, with rumours suggesting Messi wanted to permission PSG.

American nine Inter Miami CF was powerfully linked to a caller pact, portion a sensational instrumentality to Barcelona was besides connected the cards.

However, Romano has since reported that Messi declined talks with some clubs.

"Leo Messi ne'er accepted Inter Miami connection oregon negotiated with Barcelona. He was approached by some clubs but it was ne'er advanced," helium wrote.

"Paris Saint-Germain has been pushing for months with the president, committee and manager to widen his declaration — helium has present accepted."

Despite the rejection, Spanish paper Mundo Deportivo has claimed that Barcelona volition effort to amended the presumption offered by PSG.

In the aftermath of World Cup celebrations successful Buenos Aires, fans person besides voiced their interest for Messi's champion involvement arsenic the rivalry betwixt his countryman Emiliano Martinez and PSG teammate Kylian Mbappe

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