Report: PSG are confident about the signing of Lionel Messi this summer

Despite facing Barcelona in the Champions League no more than two days ago, Paris Saint-Germain’s pursuit of Lionel Messi has not been dropped, confirms the very reliable Marcelo Bechler. PSG, along with Manchester City, are the only two clubs in the race to sign Messi this summer after an intense transfer saga last summer halted by none other than Josep Maria Bartomeu.

After starting the season in a far from ideal way, the dream of retaining Messi at the club started to look like a far-fetched dream, with Paris looking more realistic courtesy of the pressure put by Neymar Jr and co. However, during that time, Barça were in a much complex place than right now.

The last week has been immense for the future of Messi at Barcelona owing to the wins against Sevilla, improvement in La Liga, and a dominant performance against PSG. Moreover, Joan Laporta was elected as president of Barcelona, and that seemed to the final hit on the nail that would force him to stay.

Bechler, however, claims that Paris Saint-Germain have faith in the signing of the six-time Ballon d’Or winner. They believe that their project is stronger than Barcelona, which would eventually be the trigger that forces him to leave or stay. Ronald Koeman has made several leaps in recent weeks, showing his faith in the youth and improving the team tactically and mentally.

However, the report also states that PSG have prepared the funds that would be required to get Messi to France. He may be a free agent, but has an enormous salary, that is more often than not paid off by several other revenue streams like ticket and shirt sales. It was also claimed by an un-named PSG player that it was their last time facing Messi as a rival, and the dressing room is optimistic about his signing.