After leaving Barcelona, Lionel Messi has agreed to sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. PSG will sign Lionel Messi to a two-year agreement worth £25 million per year after taxes. The 34-year-old will be paid a £25 million signing-on fee and will have the opportunity to extend his contract for a third year.
After leaving Barcelona last week, the six-time Ballon d'Or winner had two options, but he chose to join the French club on a deal worth £25 million per year after taxes and bonuses.
Messi and PSG will have the option of extending his stay in Paris for a third year, with the attacker receiving a £25 million signing-on fee.
Messi was expected to sign a new five-year contract with Barcelona this summer, extending his 21-year stint at the club.
However, the club confirmed on Thursday that the transaction could not be completed due to “financial and structural obstacles,” leaving Messi as a free agent.
In an emotional farewell news conference on Sunday, Lionel Messi stated that he did not want to leave Barcelona; Messi has now received a formal contract offer from PSG but stated that "nothing is confirmed."
Messi's contract will be for two years, with the option of a third, and he will earn a stunning €75 million in the first two years, plus a €25 million signing bonus.
Fabrizio Romano Post on Twitter:
Lionel Messi joins PSG... HERE WE GO! Total agreement completed on a two-years contract. Option to extend until June 2024. Salary around €35m net per season add ons included. #Messi
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 10, 2021
Messi has definitely accepted PSG contract proposal and will be in Paris in the next hours. pic.twitter.com/DiM5jNzxTA
After Barcelona announced that Lionel Messi will be leaving the club, the Argentine superstar's future in football remained undetermined, but where will he go next?
Barcelona surprised the world when they revealed that Messi would not be returning to the club after "financial and structural constraints" prevented them from fulfilling a new deal.
PSG made touch with Messi shortly after he emerged as a front-runner to recruit the 34-year-old, bringing him back together with former Barcelona teammate Neymar.
Messi was expected to take the No.19 shirt at PSG after politely declining the invitation of his close friend and former teammate Neymar to take over the No.10 shirt he presently wears.
PSG has reportedly given Messi the No.30 shirt, which is "expected to be picked" by the six-time Ballon d'Or winner, according to MARCA.
Messi debuted for Barcelona with the number 30 on his back, switched to No.19 in 2006, and then jumped up a gear with the number 10 on his back after Ronaldinho left two years later.
Ligue One rules indicate that the No.30 must be reserved for goalkeepers, but it's been reported that reserving it for perhaps the greatest player in football history will be no problem.
For Lionel Messi, Ligue One is ready to make an exception to one of the rules.
Messi is expected to sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain after ending a 21-year affiliation with Barcelona. He is expected to earn €25 million each year.
