PSG ready to reopen negotiations with Messi so he does not join Barcelona

Controversy ensued this past week when Lionel Messi was handed a two-week suspension by Paris Saint-Germain for an unscheduled visit to Saudi Arabia.

The event greatly increased reports of his discontent with PSG and came just after Fabrizio Romano’s claim suggesting that Messi’s departure from the club is as good as sealed.

However, Diario SPORT has offered an update on the situation. The report points out that Messi’s subsequent video of apology has greatly doused the tension between the two parties and that PSG still harbour the hope of keeping hold of the Argentine.

Messi, whose contract at Parc des Princes expires at the end of the season, is reportedly keen on returning to Barcelona after spending two years in the French capital.

Despite his clear intention to rejoin his former club, PSG are ready to open negotiations with Messi, with the hopes of reaching an agreement over a new contract. The French giants desperately want to prevent the attacker from rejoining Barça.

Barcelona are currently waiting to find out whether they can sign Messi even under La Liga’s Financial Fair Play regulations. They had sent a Financial Feasibility Plan last month, detailing how the club intend to generate fresh revenue and reduce the salary mass.

In the event Barça fail to sign him, PSG are willing to hand Messi a contract offer worth €25 million per season. The player’s environment has reiterated in the past that Messi’s decision will not depend on money, but rather the sporting project offered.

At this point in time, Barcelona appear to have the more appealing sporting project reserved for Messi, whereas the player has often complained about PSG’s lack of ambition. With that in mind, it will be interesting to see whether Messi will be affected by PSG’s last attempts to keep the Argentine at Parc des Princes.