Lionel Messi received a formal PSG two-year contract offer

August 10, 2021: -The French club has offered Messi an initial two-year deal, though that will be worth £25m a year after tax, and the six-time Ballon d’Or winner and his representatives review and consider it carefully.

After leaving Barcelona, Messi also has two other potential options, but PSG remains the favorites to sign him.

Barcelona is announcing Messi would not continue at the club after they could not fulfill a new contract agreeing with the player because of “financial and structural obstacles.”

This week, the Argentina international has spoken directly with PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino about moving to the French capital.

Asked if PSG will be his coming move at his farewell news conference on Sunday, Messi said. “That is one possibility, reaching those heights.

“I’ve got nothing confirmed with anybody. I got many calls, a lot of interested clubs. At the moment, nothing is closing, but we are talking about a lot of things.”

PSG also emerged as the front-runner for his signature in a move that would reunite him with former Barcelona teammate Neymar.

Messi was in tears as he received a standing ovation in his final Barcelona press conference after the announcement of the end of his 21 years with the club.

Barcelona confirmed Messi’s departure on Thursday, the same day he returned to Catalonia following his post-Copa America holiday.

Messi had traveled to Barcelona is agreeing on the details of the announcement of his new five-year deal, and he confirmed he offered to reduce his pay by 50 percent.

“This year, my family and I were convinced we were going to stay at home; that’s what we all wanted more than anything,” said Messi.

“We’d always made this our own, and we were at home. We thought we would be staying in Barcelona. But now, we have to say goodbye to all of this.”