Messi reaches an initial agreement with Paris Saint-Germain to extend his contract for an additional year

Posted in: 22/12/2022 – 03:46

The French newspaper, Le Parisien, said on Wednesday that Lionel Messi, the captain of the Argentine national team that won the World Cup in Qatar, had reached an initial agreement with his club, Paris Saint-Germain, to stay with the club for at least the 2023-2024 season. She said that in early December, in the midst of the World Cup, an agreement was reached (with Messi) to stay for at least another season.

The French newspaper Le Parisien reported, on Wednesday, that Lionel Messi، The World Cup winner in Qatar with Argentina reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain, the French first division football club, to stay with the club for at least the 2023-2024 season.

Messi, 35, a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, helped Argentina win the World Cup by beating France on penalties in the final on Sunday.

“In early December, in the midst of the World Cup, an agreement was reached (with Messi) to stay for at least another season,” the newspaper said, without citing any sources.

No Paris Saint-Germain official was immediately available for comment.

For its part, the Spanish newspaper “AS” confirmed that the contract and all the items had not yet been signed.

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said this month that Messi was happy with the Ligue 1 champions، He added that discussions on extending the contract would take place following the World Cup.

Messi, who scored 12 goals and sent 14 assists with Paris Saint-Germain in all competitions this season, moved to the French capital team from Barcelona in 2021 under a two-year contract.

and fought Messi His first professional match was with FC Barcelona in 2004, and he crowned his career by winning the Golden Ball for the best player in the world seven times. He also won the European Champions League 4 times (2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015), and the Spanish League 10 seasons. And without his name as the best scorer in the club’s history, the best scorer in the history of “La Liga”, and as the record holder for the number of goals in a calendar year (91 goals in 2012).

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