Messi confirmed that he will leave Barcelona to negotiate with Paris Saint-Germain

Barcelona: On Sunday, after the Barcelona club stated that it was unable to pay the Argentine’s high salary, the tearful Lionel Messi confirmed that he would leave and added that he was working on a possible transfer with the French club Paris Saint-Germain negotiation.

French newspapers team It was reported on Sunday that the Argentine will travel to the French capital on Sunday or Monday for a medical examination and finally finalize the deal with the club owned by Qatar Sports Investment.

Although Messi did not confirm that he will definitely join the Parisian team, he said that his plan is to continue the game as long as possible, adding that he still has the ambition to win the UEFA Champions League again.

“As long as I continue to remain competitive, as long as my body responds (I will continue to play),” he said at a press conference.

“As long as I can, I will continue to compete.”

Watch: The tearful Messi received nearly two minutes of applause at the media conference

Modesty and respect

“I tried to be humble and respectful, and I hope this is what I left behind when I left the club,” said an emotional Messi. Hundreds of fans gathered in Barcelona’s Camp Nou wearing his No. 10 jersey. Foreign bidding bid farewell to the players they call the Messiah.

“It’s all like a bucket of cold water pouring on me, and we are still receiving it,” he said in tears.

“When I get home, I believe it will be worse. But I will be surrounded by people I love and I will continue to play football. When I do this, I believe it will become a little easier.”

financial problem

Local media widely reported that Messi will stay at the Nou Camp, and the player admitted that he has agreed to a five-year contract with a 50% pay cut.

Barcelona’s total debt exceeds 1 billion euros ($1.18 billion) and cannot be traded within the framework of the La Liga financial fair play rules-which prompted them to unexpectedly announce a U-turn on Thursday.

“Honestly, when the elections happened (in March), I spoke with (Barca president Joan) Laporta, we had dinner and after that I was convinced I would be staying,” Messi said.

“My contract has never been a problem… I know I did everything I could. The club said it couldn’t happen because of La Liga. I can assure you that I have tried my best to stay. I didn’t want to talk to me last year, but this year is different.”

La Liga announced on Wednesday that it has received 2.7 billion euros of private equity funding from CVC, which will be shared among clubs in exchange for 10% of league revenue.

It has always been thought that this will enable Barcelona to complete the deal with Messi, but after Real Madrid rejected the proposal and stated that it would take legal action against La Liga, Barcelona also expressed opposition.

Laporta said at a press conference on Friday that the league told him that accepting this capital injection is the only way they can approve Messi’s new contract and that he must put the club’s long-term interests above any player.

New record

The 34-year-old Messi has played for the club for 21 years and became their top scorer in history with 682 points. He burst into tears before giving a speech and was welcomed by a standing ovation from the media, current and former teammates and coaches for a long time. Present.

It is worth noting that he was not accompanied by Laporta or any other Barcelona directors during the performance.

All the 35 trophies he won during his time at the club were arranged for the private photo taken after the press conference described by the club.