Messi still very upset with Barcelona president, 90% certain to continue at PSG

Shortly after leading his nation to a World Cup triumph, Lionel Messi’s future has once become a topic of discussion, with Barcelona interested in bringing him back to Camp Nou.

A recent report from Mundo Deportivo has offered a comprehensive update on Messi’s future, suggesting that the Argentine may take a definite decision on his future by the start of next year.

At the moment, it is PSG who are in pole position to extend the contract of the Argentine ace and secure his future at Parc des Princes. Messi, for his part, has no desire to play in Major League Soccer and having just won the FIFA World Cup, the attacker feels he can continue to play at the highest level in Europe.

PSG are looking to take advantage of that and offer him a new contract that could extend his stay at Parc des Princes until 2024. There is a 90% certainty that the French giants will be able to convince Messi, with whom the club are looking to take their relationship one step further.

Messi, for his part, is not very happy with Joan Laporta. The Barcelona club president had told the player in 2021 that the club had no money to renew him, even though for months he had been saying that everything was in order.

Laporta even made a remark saying that he would have liked if Messi had play for free, which is something no one in the history of the club did before, which again did not go down well with the Argentine and his camp.

Months after Messi’s exit, Barcelona invested heavily on Ferran Torres, while also signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. This past summer, they went on to utilise several economic levers and signed no less than seven new players in the market, adding to the frustration of Messi.

Therefore, a return to Barcelona does not appear to be a possibility at the moment. The player’s environment has confirmed that there have been no talks over a potential return.

Barça themselves are not in a position to pursue a deal for Messi due to their financial state, with La Liga Fair Play rules demanding that the club reduce at least €200 million from their wage budget.

The situation in the winter transfer window is bleak and it could only get worse in the summer, when the club cannot rely on economic levers anymore.