PSG Are In Turmoil, The Day Messi Leaves Paris Is No Longer Far Away

Every time a new season starts, the Qatari owners of PSG always think about the Champions League.They invest a lot of money, put their heart into the Paris capital club, not only to dominate domestic football. However, PSG's dressing room is always unstable and when it comes to rescheduling, the chaos in the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room makes this team difficult before the confrontation with Bayern Munich.
Not to mention, Spanish media recently reported that Messi is considering the possibility of saying goodbye to PSG after the internal problems of this team. Is Leo going to leave the PSG Team? Let's find out with ANZFootball in today's article!

PSG's recent problems

Internal conflict

Tensions at PSG escalated after a 1-3 loss to Monaco in the 23rd round of Ligue 1. French newspaper L'Équipe revealed Neymar had criticized youngster Hugo Ekitike for playing poorly against Monaco. In addition, the Brazilian striker and defender Marquinhos came into conflict with the club's sports advisor Luis Campos when he criticized PSG players for lacking effort and asked them to be more aggressive.

The French press also reported that goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and young player Ekitike did not follow Marquinhos' instructions not to greet the group of PSG fans after the match against Monaco.
On the night of February 13, Neymar admitted the conflict was happening in PSG's dressing room. “We didn't agree with what we heard at the time. So a discussion takes place about football and all the players.” “Communication is essential for football,” he added.

Tension with the fans

The relationship between many PSG players and Neymar and the club's supporters has also deteriorated. After the loss to Monaco, Marquinhos advised his team-mates not to go to the Ultra PSG group because the supporters constantly criticized the players in the match. This is also the group of fans who have booed Lionel Messi and Neymar in the past.

When the game ended last weekend, midfielder Kylian Mbappe was the only player out talking to reassure fans. Of course, PSG immediately denied this information.

Despite losing to Monaco, PSG is still at the top of Ligue 1 with 5 points more than Marseille. Therefore, coach Christophe Galtier is completely comfortable rotating the squad before the more important match against Bayern Munich. However, right in the training session on February 12, a group of fans gathered at the field to boo the PSG players. Kylian Mbappe then had to send a message of solidarity to the players on his personal page: Be united and strong. It is Paris.

PSG and the extension of Lionel Messi's contract

On the club side

Messi and PSG's contract expires at the end of June 2023. Over the past few months, the Paris team has been very confident in keeping the M10 long-term. President Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been pleased with Messi's professionalism and talent, as well as confident the former Barcelona star continues to play for Paris Saint-Germain. In an interview on Telefoot, the club's sporting director Luis Campos admitted the role of superstar Lionel Messi was too important for the Parisian team. Campos shared:

It is no secret that we want to keep Messi at PSG for a long time. He's a very important part of the project we're working on right now. “The signing of Messi is our number one priority.

At the moment, negotiations are taking place. We are very confident in the ability to keep Messi for a long time. PSG are setting new visions, new goals. In it, Messi plays a key role. So we have to keep our feet on him.

Other speculations

Many also think that signing a new contract between Messi and PSG is only a matter of time after he won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina and aims to continue to contribute to the Tango Dance. Many sources even confirmed that Messi has reached an agreement in principle with PSG and will sign a contract until the summer of 2024.

The press said that the extension of Messi's contract is really another problem for PSG before the 2022 World Cup. The Argentina star is believed to have reached an agreement to sign a one-year extension with PSG until June 2024, with an option to extend it until June 2025. However, Messi can change the rules and will wait for PSG's results in the Champions League before choosing the future again.

As of February, Messi has only four months left on his contract with PSG and is free to negotiate with other clubs. Having played for Barcelona for two decades could be the driving factor for the 35-year-old striker to return to Spain. MLS clubs, Inter Minami and Newell's Old Boys are also reportedly interested in signing Messi.

In case Neymar and Messi leave together, PSG will start a new era. President Nasser Al-Khelaifi warned of marking the beginning of a new era in June 2022, saying: “We no longer want to be glittering, it's the end of glitter.”

A former PSG player - midfielder Rothen - has advised the club's management not to sign Messi. He said it would be a wrong decision if PSG extended Messi's contract and did not think Messi wanted to extend it.

It's crazy to extend Messi's contract. PSG can hardly reconcile Messi, Mbappe, Neymar in the team. In addition, their salary will also increase too high if they keep Messi. PSG would have saved a lot of money if Messi had left. They can recruit another player to upgrade the team.

I don't think Messi wants to stay. He made no effort to move PSG forward. Messi has nothing against PSG. Even as he celebrated the goals, PSG fans chanted his name but he never made a gesture to thank them. Messi doesn't want to do anything for PSG. Renewing with him is a wrong idea.

Towards Messi

Messi has received offers in the United States, Argentina and Saudi Arabia over the past few months. In January, Al Hilal - the most successful team in Saudi Arabia - reportedly wanted to own Messi with a salary of $350 million per year. This figure will make M10 the highest earning player in the world. If he goes to Saudi Arabia, Messi will become Cristiano Ronaldo's rival again. In mid-December, former striker Sergio Aguero - a close friend of Messi  also revealed the intentions of the South American superstar. The former Man City striker has revealed to journalist Sebastian

Vignolo that M10 is always looking forward to Newell's Old Boys to "hang up their shoes".
There are rumors that Messi will make an emotional comeback with his boyhood club Newell's Old Boys - the team he left in 2000 to join Barcelona. Sebastian Vignolo said in the studio:

After the World Cup, if everything goes well, Messi wants to have some time to rest for himself. Obviously he's not coming back to Barcelona, but I'm not going to talk about his arrival. Sergio Aguero: I knew that too.

Two years wearing the shirt of the Prince's Park is 2 years full of ups and downs for La Pulga. He joined PSG after leaving Barcelona in a bitter way. The Argentine superstar hopes that after moving to Paris, he can rest assured to play and help the French team towards important titles, especially the Ligue 1 championship.

I can help PSG with everything I have. I want to say that my dream is to lift the Champions League trophy again - Messi talks about his ambition to help PSG win the Champions League. I have the will to fight and I'm still full of desire to win, just like at the beginning of my career. PSG are ready to win trophies. That's my goal too. PSG want to continue to develop and win trophies and that's why I'm moving to this club. I hope PSG's goals come true.

However, what has happened and is happening at PSG only makes the Argentine superstar more depressed and wants to leave the team after the end of his contract. According to El Nacional, the Argentine superstar is tired of the conflicts in the heart of the team appearing more and more this season. Messi is also said to feel there is not much chance of winning the Champions League when playing at a volatile collective like PSG now.

The first and last time that PSG went to a Champions League final match was in Lisbon in 2020 and PSG's opponent in that match is not a strange name. That's Bavaria's Grey Lobster. Unfortunately, the Paris capital team could not raise the prestigious Elephant Ear Cup.

Since then, PSG have not been able to improve their performance in the continental arena despite spending a lot of money to bring in top stars. On the other hand, this has also led to unwarranted consequences. The fact that the collective has so many stars has caused a loss of control in the dressing room and the recent internal dramas have proved that to be true.

Messi's departuremay not be too far away. After winning the World Cup with Argentina, Messi's life in Paris was more turbulent and unstable. One possibility is that this will be El Pulga's last season with the City of Lights.