Lionel Messi, world champion on Sunday with Argentina, and Paris Saint-Germain have agreed in principle on a contract extension that expires next summer, several media reported on Wednesday.
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According to information from the Parisian, confirmed by RMC Sport, the 35-year-old forward, who was voted the best player at the World Cup in Qatar, gave his consent in early December to wear the Paris shirt for at least one more season.
However, the case is not sealed. The exact length and amount of the deal will therefore need to be refined once the 35-year-old star returns from vacation, during a meeting with PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and his football advisor Luis Campos, write Le Parisien daily. .
The signature and the terms of the agreement are yet to be signed, confirms Spanish newspaper As.
Contacted by AFP, PSG could not be reached immediately to confirm this information.
Messi joined the Paris team for two seasons (plus one optional) in 2021, having until then spent his entire professional career at FC Barcelona.
Starting in Barça’s first team in 2004, the seven-time Ballon d’Or wearing the Blaugrana shirt notably won four Champions League (2006, 2009, 2011, 2015) and ten Spanish league titles. In Catalonia he also collected records: top scorer in club history, top scorer in Spanish league history, record holder for the number of goals in a calendar year (91 in 2012)…
On Sunday in Qatar, “La Pulga” (“the chip”) captured the only major title missing from its huge tally, the World Cup, after a grand scenario final, beating France, the defending champions (3/3 ap 4/4). -2 tabs).
The Argentine scored twice as club partner Kylian Mbappé, the Blues’ star forward, scored a hat-trick to become the competition’s top scorer with 8 goals.