La Liga and France’s ‘prominent lawyer’ join forces to block Messi’s move to PSG

A lot of controversy has surrounded the circumstances of Lionel Messi and his Barcelona exit to join Paris Saint-Germain. The issue of La Liga salary caps prevented Barcelona from completing his renewal, which culminated in a move to France.

However, there have been serious concerns from many about PSG’s compliance with Financial Fair Play protocols as well. With the likes of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Angel di Maria, Sergio Ramos etc already in their ranks, one cannot help but wonder how they stay below the allocated wage-revenue ratio.

As a result, La Liga have announced via president Javier Tebas’ Twitter, that they will be joining legal proceedings initiated by prominent French lawyer Juan Branco to block Messi’s move from Barcelona to PSG.

The French Football Federation allowed relaxations to Financial Fair Play until 2023, which has allowed PSG to sign high-profile players and offer them all very lucrative contracts.

State-owned clubs, such as PSG, who are owned by the Qatar Foundation have been publicly denounced by La Liga for being able to get away with breaches in FFP rules or circumvent them conveniently.

One such example is when PSG had already splurged a large chunk of cash on Neymar but also wanted Kylian Mbappe from Monaco. Hence, they signed him on loan with the option to buy, splashing out almost 180 million euros on the French star.

Tebas stated that the La Liga officials will remain attentive to Branco’s legal charge against the Parisiens. Branco is no stranger to controversy and going against the big dogs, as he had publicly written a book in criticism of French President Emmanuel Macron two years ago.

It seems as though nothing regarding Leo Messi can be straightforward these days.