Saint-Germain moves early to sign a "free" contract with Lionel Messi
The American "ESPN" network revealed that Lionel Messi could leave Barcelona for free in favor of joining the French club, Paris Saint-Germain.
The network confirmed that the Parisian club and the holder of the French Football League title had already contacted Jorge Messi, the father and Argentine business agent.
According to the American network, negotiations are expected to start next January, especially since the "flea" contract with Barcelona ends at the end of the current season 2020-2021, which gives the Argentine international freedom to negotiate starting from the beginning of next year, in case he wants to leave Barcelona, and to contract with Any club he intends to move to for free during the upcoming summer transfers.
During the recent summer transfers, Lionel Messi occupied the global media arena after informing the Barcelona administration of his intention to leave. However, the intransigence of the Barca board of directors and the penalty clause in his 700 million euros contract stood in front of him and put him in front of the only option to continue with the Spanish club Until the end of his contract, which may give him the option to leave for free in the upcoming summer transfer market if he wants to.
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