Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge, insisted that all transfer rumors involving his son were false.
Spain’s ‘Marca’ said on the 19th (Korean time), “Messi’s father, Jorge, claims that fake news is spreading about Messi’s future. Messi’s contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will expire at the end of this season. . Therefore, various rumors are continuing.”
Messi left Barcelona ahead of last season and joined PSG as a free agent (FA). Messi, a key player and iconic figure for Barcelona for a long time, was struggling with his future after his contract expired. He attributed it to the club’s poor performance. The final decision was to stay. However, at this time, he was rather unable to renew the contract due to Barcelona’s financial problems.스포츠토토
Because of this, Messi took on a new challenge at PSG. In his first season after joining, he appeared in 26 matches in the French Ligue 1 and scored 6 goals and 14 assists, completing adaptation. And Messi has been showing off his true value all season. He has scored 13 goals and 13 assists in 22 French league matches so far, contributing greatly to the team leading the way.
Messi’s contract with PSG ends this summer. It is known that he started preparing for a contract renewal in earnest after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar because he wants to remain in his first club position. However, as PSG recently lost to Bayern Munich and failed to advance to the quarterfinals of the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League (UCL), transfer rumors arose again.
Various teams are being discussed. Amid rumors of a return to Barcelona, there were even reports that Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal was preparing a large sum of money to sign Messi. In particular, Messi’s annual salary alone is expected to be close to 220 million euros (approximately 306.4 billion won).
However, Messi’s father denied all of the rumors. Through his social media, he directly captured the news about the discord between Messi and manager Christopher Galtier, the news that PSG would not accept the terms of Messi’s renewal contract, and the Al-Hilal transfer rumor, and said, “Don’t believe the fake news.” mentioned