Lionel Messi agrees to affix Paris Saint-Germain on two-year contract after leaving Barcelona

Lionel Messi has agreed to affix Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year contract.

The six-time Ballon d’Or winner arrived in Paris on Tuesday afternoon to seal his transfer to the French membership on a deal value £25m per yr after tax, plus bonuses.

Messi had two different choices after leaving Barcelona final week however has opted to maneuver to PSG, who may have the choice of extending his keep within the French capital by a 3rd yr.

Messi – who will obtain a £25m signing-on payment as a part of the transfer – was set to increase his 21-year keep at Barcelona by signing a brand new five-year deal this summer time.

Nevertheless, the membership introduced on Thursday that “monetary and structural obstacles” meant the deal couldn’t be accomplished, that means Messi left as a free agent.

The 34-year-old stated he needed to remain at Barcelona and “did every little thing” he might to stay on the membership, together with agreeing to a 50-per-cent wage lower.

Nevertheless, Barcelona are hamstrung by La Liga’s guidelines on membership spending and even halving Messi’s pay was not sufficient to make sure he remained on the Nou Camp.

Messi is now set to affix PSG, with their potential to compete for main trophies – together with the Champions League – understood to be a key think about his choice to maneuver to France.

Messi can be believed to be eager to reunite with Neymar, with whom he received two La Liga titles, three Copa del Reys and the Champions League throughout their time collectively at Barcelona.

Requested a couple of transfer to PSG at his farewell press convention final weekend, Messi stated: “That’s one risk, to succeed in these heights.

“I had a number of calls, a number of golf equipment. For the time being, nothing is closed, however we’re speaking about a number of issues.”

Messi stated he didn’t need to go away Barcelona in an emotional farewell information convention on Sunday.

Messi was in tears as he acquired a standing ovation in his last Barcelona press convention to announce the top of his 21 years with the membership.

Barcelona confirmed Messi’s departure on Thursday night time, the identical day he returned to Catalonia following his post-Copa America vacation.

Messi had travelled to Barcelona anticipating to agree on the small print of the announcement of his new five-year deal, and he confirmed he provided to cut back his wages by 50 per cent.

“This yr, my household and I had been satisfied we had been going to remain at residence, that is what all of us needed greater than something,” stated Messi.

“We would all the time made this our personal, we had been at residence. We thought we might be staying right here in Barcelona. However at the moment, we’ve to say goodbye to all of this.”