The boos of PSG fans for Lionel Messi in the 0-1 loss to Lyon in the 29th round of Ligue 1 was almost the last straw to push this superstar out of the club.
At the end of the match, Messi staggered into the tunnel, despite Kylian Mbappe and many other teammates to greet the club’s loyal fans. This is the third match in just a few weeks, the Argentine superstar expressed disappointment when being booed by PSG fans.
With a player as emotional as Leo, it is difficult for him to stay in the Paris capital team after what happened this season.
Broken relationship
Even coach Christophe Galtier could not hide his disappointment when he saw the attitude of PSG fans towards the 2022 World Cup winner. “ The whistles at Messi are unfair . He’s made a lot of assists and scored decisive goals this season, so I ask the other players to help Leo,” the PSG captain said after the game.
Galtier defends Messi against boos from fans
Coach Galtier was under a lot of pressure and was in danger of being fired, but he did not forget to protect Leo. To the neutral audience, it’s not fair for PSG fans to point their noses at Messi.
“It’s embarrassing to hear the whistles coming from the Parc des Princes,” French legend Thierry Henry commented after the game.
“You can’t whistle to one of the best players on the team, who has 13 goals and 13 assists.”
Henry believes that Messi should leave PSG. “I would like to see Lionel Messi finish his career at Barcelona,” said Leo’s former teammate. ” I want that to happen, for the love of football .”
French football legend – Henry wants Messi to end his career at Barca
Last season, after PSG were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid, Messi also received criticism from fans. This season, things got even worse when many local fan groups of the French club booed the Argentine superstar in the past few weeks.
Efforts to keep players by coach Galtier and Sports Director Luis Campos are in dɑnger of falling apart. The incident in PSG’s defeat to Lyon took place not long after the French media reported that the contract negotiations between the Parisian club and Leo were deadlocked.
Financial disagreements are just one of the reasons why Messi is not willing to commit his future to PSG. Leo’s contract with the reigning Ligue 1 champions expires this summer, and he has many options if he leaves PSG.
Barca or Man City
Messi still seems to want to stay in Europe to play football. Therefore, options such as the American Professional League (MLS) or the Middle East are difficult for him to consider.
TNT Sports reveɑled that Messi is very unlikely to move to a lower level league next season. Messi’s ambition is clear, he wants to maintain top form to contribute to Argentina.
The statement not to retire from the national team after the 2022 World Cup shows this. The biggest football festival on the planet in 2026 in the US and Canada may be far away, but Copa America 2024 will be Leo’s most specific destination. The striker born in 1987 wants to stay at the top of European football for at least one or two more seasons.
Messi did not play well after being booed in the match against Lyon.
The prospect of Messi returning to Barca, which seemed to have been extinguished from the beginning of the season, is now more possible than ever. On April 2, coach Xavi Hernandez admitted that he wanted “Messi to end his career at Barca because it is the best ending”.
The relationship between Messi and Joan Laporta, President of Barca, is said to have completely cracked since the summer of 2021. The Argentine superstar is angry because the Catalan club’s leadership “swallowed his word” in the negotiations about the deal. new contract two years ago. However, in football things can change very quickly. Especially when Messi is used to life in Catalonia.
If not returning to Barca, Man City can become a club ready to “love” Messi as he wishes. At Etihad Stadium, there is Pep Guardiola and a group of people who used to work at Barca such as Txiki Begiristain or Ferran Soriano. With his adaptability, Messi can completely play in the role of a midfielder in the color of the Manchester team.
Messi is highly likely not to continue to contribute to PSG next season.
It should be remembered that Pep is said to have intended to recruit Cristiano Ronaldo to Man City in 2021, and he certainly cannot pass up the opportunity to reunite with Leo. Technically, Messi’s appearance will not cause a crowding in Man City’s ɑttack when he can combine well with De Bruyne, Haaland or Alvarez.
Even without coming to Man City, Messi will still receive interest from many other big clubs in Europe when he becomes a free agent. If Leo was ready to put on the strange shirt of PSG two years ago, he has no reason not to be ready to choose another big club in Europe in the future.