After bidding farewell to FC Barcelona on Sunday, August 8, at noon, Lionel Messi was expected in Paris today, Monday, to sign a contract with PSG. The Parisian fans were at the airport. Even the mayor of Paris is waiting for Lionel Messi. Anne Hidalgo has not hidden her enthusiasm at the idea of seeing the six-time Ballon d’Or France Football land, but also wants Mbappé to stay in the capital. It seems that the Argentine does not want to have the No. 10 of Neymar and would rather lean towards the 19.
In a divorce, the blame is often shared. The tears too. And those who suffer most are the children. Or, in this case, the fans.
The fact is that by missing most of its most recent transfers and digging an unheard-of deficit, Barça has placed itself in a situation where it could no longer afford Messi’s salary, even if it was divided by two. But if he, who is already a billionaire, had wanted to stay so much, he could have afforded to play a season for practically nothing.
Promoted to captain this season, Sergio Busquets wanted to pay tribute to Lionel Messi on Sunday. The midfielder, who spoke just before a match against Juventus Turin in the Joan Gamper Trophy (3-0 victory of the Catalans), thanked the six-time Ballon d’Or winner for having brought Barça “to the highest level”.
