World Cup-winning Argentina captain Lionel Messi has agreed to renew his contract at Paris Saint-Germain for at least another season, keeping him at the Parc des Princes until the end of the 2023-24 campaign, Paris Saint-Germain have announced. , he will be 37 years old by then.
PSG had regular discussions with Jorge Messi, Lionel’s father and agent, during the World Cup and Le Parisien reports that they reached a verbal agreement several weeks ago in early December.
The news appears to end speculation over a possible return to Barcelona, with rumors that he was preparing to use another level of finance to make Messi’s return to the Camp Nou possible.
Inter Miami, who own David Beckham, were also interested in bringing Messi to MLS, but will have to wait at least another 18 months to land their man.
According to the Paris publication, PSG did not have much difficulty in convincing the Argentine to stay, Messi and his family were happy and settled in Paris and the new deal allowed him to continue playing at the highest level.
Rumors before the World Cup suggested that the former Barça star had doubts about his ability to continue playing elite football, but Great performances in Qatar, there, he scored eight goals, including two in the final against Francethey have proven that it still has a lot to offer.
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