Messi's father reveals the identity of the club that his son will sign for him today
Lionel Messi's father, Jorge Messi, told reporters at Barcelona Airport that his son, the Argentine soccer star, will sign his contract with French Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
In his response to whether his son would sign with the French club, Jorge Messi answered "Yes", which confirms the report of the French sports daily L'Equipe.
Messi was expected to conclude a long-awaited contract with Barcelona last week, but Barcelona announced that the deal could not be completed due to "financial and structural obstacles".
Paris Saint-Germain moved quickly to obtain the services of Messi, 34, who is preparing to form a fiery attacking line for the team next to Neymar and Kylian Mbappe under the leadership of coach Mauricio Botticino.
Several French reports indicated that Messi is expected to arrive in the French capital on Tuesday, and journalists contacted Jorge Messi at Barcelona airport.
And the Spanish channel "La Sixta" asked Jorge if his son would sign for Paris Saint-Germain, and he replied, "Yes."
And in another question about who is responsible for Messi's departure from Barcelona, he replied, "They discovered this at the club."
After the press conference in which Lionel Messi broke down in tears on Sunday at the Camp Nou, Jorge was asked if his son, the six-time Ballon d'Or winner, was upset. He replied: "Didn't you see him?"
After that, Messi arrived at the airport with his wife and children, but he did not make statements to reporters.
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