DBasia.news – Lionel Messi is reportedly close to heading to Paris Saint-Germain. Les Parisiens midfielder Ander Herrera laughed when he was asked this.
The financial crisis experienced by Barcelona has made Messi cancel signing a new contract even though it had been agreed. In addition, Messi is also reportedly dissatisfied with the material for Barca’s players for the new season.
Paris Saint-Germain is the club that Lionel Messi has been most linked with. The French club has been keen on targeting the 34-year-old player since last season.
Herrera was then targeted by the media to seek certainty about Messi’s future. This happened after PSG beat Troyes 2-1 in the first week of Ligue 1 2021/2022, Sunday (8/8/2021).
“Messi? Yes, I know, I know,” Herrera told Canal+ with a laugh.
“I can’t talk about things I don’t know. He’s a free agent. Everyone is talking about him, we have a very interesting idea. He is the best player in the history of football,” Ander Herrera insisted.
The issue of Messi’s move to PSG is reinforced by the claim of one of the Qatari Royal family, Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani. Relatives of PSG boss Nasser Al-Khelaifi said an agreement with Messi had been reached and was just waiting for an official announcement.
PSG will also provide a fantastic salary of 40 million euros (Rp 677 billion) a season for Messi. This amount beats the income earned by PSG’s current highest-paid player, Neymar.
If Lionel Messi accepts an offer from PSG, then he will receive a higher salary than what he got at Barcelona. He earned 35 million euros (Rp 592 billion) in his last contract at the Blaugrana.