After a sorrowful farewell to Barcelona after 21 years, Lionel Messi is likely to arrive in Paris on Monday, enticed by PSG’s boundless wealth.
The 34-year-old, who is considered as the crucial missing piece of the French giants’ maddening Champions League puzzle by their Qatari owners, has already had supporters speculating.
Hundreds of PSG fans gathered at the airport gates in Le Bourget, north of Paris, on Sunday night in the hopes of catching a sight of their newest ‘galactico.’ Their wait, however, was in vain.
Despite stressing that no agreements had been reached, Messi did admit that joining PSG was a “possibility” during his teary goodbye news conference in Barcelona earlier Sunday.
In actuality, they are the only club capable of paying the 34-year-old Argentine a contract of 35 million euros per year. “From the first day I arrived to the last, I gave everything for Barcelona, and I never imagined having to say goodbye,” Messi said at the press conference.
“I still haven’t come to grips with the reality of leaving this club now — I love this club,” remarked Messi, who wiped away tears multiple times in front of a team of media at the club’s Camp Nou stadium, who gave him a standing ovation.
Messi, largely regarded as the game’s most skilled player, won 35 trophies during his time at Barcelona, including four Champions Leagues and ten league titles, and his 672 goals are a record for any of the top five European leagues.
