“The club extends its warmest thanks to the seven-time Ballon d’Or winnerwho also lifted a Trophée des Champions and two Ligue 1 titles with the club,” PSG said in their farewell statement.
“Thanks to the club, the city of Paris and its people for these two years, I wish them the best in the future,” said the Argentine, quoted in the text.
After two seasons in the capital, the adventure between Leo Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will come to an end at the end of the 2022-23 season.
The Club wishes Leo many more successes in the rest of his career.#MerciMessi 🔴🔵https://t.co/MDPL1XfRV0
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_espanol)
June 3, 2023
Arriving like a hero in Paris in the boreal summer of 2021 from Barcelona, Messi will have played 74 games for the French club, scoring 32 goals and giving 35 assists… but he will leave without having been able to give the Parisian club its great goal: the Champions League.
Thanks to the club, the city of Paris and its people for these two years, I wish them the best in the future
“Paris Saint-Germain is proud to have had the best footballer of all time among its ranks and wishes Leo many more successes in the rest of his career,” the club insisted in its statement.
The soap opera about Messi’s future has been going on for several months, with several changes of situation. If initially, at the end of last year, just before the World Cup, everything seemed headed for a renewal by PSG, both parties drifted apart as the season progressed.
Paris Saint-Germain is proud to have had the greatest footballer of all time among its ranks and wishes Leo many more successes in the rest of his career
The Argentine’s promotional trip to Saudi Arabia at the beginning of May, not authorized by the club, sealed the divorce, even leading the entity to suspend the player’s employment and salary for a few days.
“His contribution to Paris Saint-Germain and Ligue 1 cannot be underestimated and we wish Leo and his family all the best for the future,” said PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi in the entity’s statement.
Until now there is speculation about his next institution, since it has been mentioned that he joins the Saudi Arabian league, a return to Barcelona, and even enlisting in the MLS in the Miami team.
The coming weeks will reveal the future of the 10 of the albiceleste.