From royalty to royalty: this is how Messi's contract with PSG was negotiated

A new story begins, but not just any one. The departure of Lionel Messi from FC Barcelona, and his signing almost the next day for Paris Saint Germain, have been two historic movements that shook the football world. The hiring of Leo by the Parisian team, confirmed by the royal family of Qatar, has taken on an unimaginable dimension, but at the height of the Rosario: it was negotiated as never before had been done by any soccer player.

According to information provided by the journalist Verónica Brunati, it has been the Al Thani family itself, the royalty of Qatar (owners of PSG), who have negotiated directly with Messi's family. And it will be they, owners of the company ‘Qatar Sports Investments’, who will invest and disburse the money for its hiring.

The agreement between Leo and the French team has been announced by Emir Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thaninl, a member of the royal family and a very influential person in the sport of the country; and also by Mohammed Saeed Alkaabi, Honorary Member of the Qatari Arab Club.

Likewise, in the middle of the negotiations and according to information that the journalist José Álvarez from 'El Chiringuito' advances, Paris Saint Germain already has reserved the place where it will announce the brand new signing of Messi: the most representative symbol of Paris, the Tower Eiffel.

The French box has already set a date for that presentation, the same that would be August 10. The aforementioned source adds and recalls that the last time PSG booked the Eiffel Tower was when it presented Neymar, Leo's possibly new partner.