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It is now March with the January transfer window long gone and Lionel Messi is yet to extend his Paris Saint-Germain contract. The Argentina international returned to club action with the French champions and his form has started to pick up after a slow return post-FIFA 2022 World Cup success. Messi, 35, and PSG were though to be close to new terms shortly after Qatar ended, yet no extended deal at Parc des Princes has been announced yet. Rumors linking him with moves elsewhere have regularly surfaced, notably concerning Inter Miami, Barcelona, and even Newell’s Old Boys. So, where are we at with knowing where Messi might be playing his soccer beyond the end of this current season?
Let’s look at what we know.
When does Messi’s contract expire?
The former Barcelona man’s current deal is up at the end of this campaign, so he is into the final six months of his contract which means that he is free to discuss potential moves with other clubs. It had been thought that PSG had an option to extend Messi’s deal by an additional year but it appears that the Ligue 1 leaders would actually need to discuss fresh contractual details. You might recall that Messi receives part of his salary in cryptocurrency — a soccer first at the time — and terms such as those might need to be revised along with his basic pay and bonuses. The crypto aspect takes on greater importance when you consider that PSG reportedly need to slash their wage budget by 30% and could therefore consider letting one of Messi, Neymar, or Kylian Mbappe go. For PSG to even keep Messi on his same current rate, they will presumably have to factor out the devalued crypto part of his salary which would actually add to the overall total with Milan Skriniar also to be added to the books.
Why is there no new deal yet?
Messi’s form has been much better this term than in his first season as a player with the French capital outfit. The South American…
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