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PSG's decision to retain Messi after his exhibition against Angers in Ligue 1

Will Paris Saint-Germain be able to keep Messi?

By William Estrella

Will Paris Saint-Germain be able to keep Messi?
Will Paris Saint-Germain be able to keep Messi?

Paris Saint-Germain is easily winning against Angers, a team that is fighting not to be relegated in Ligue 1, because they are in the last place in the standings. With Mbappe's goals and Messi's display, PSG added 3 more points. Lionel Messi would have his departure from PSG practically assured at the end of the season and a character who did not measure up and who cost the Parisians the Champions League would leave with him.

Because of him, the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) has been constantly questioned by the ultras and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi would give him an ultimatum that would trigger his departure from the Ligue 1 champion. The captain of the Argentine team will leave PSG in June.

Although the directive of the French team has not manifested itself, from Spain they take as a fact the return of him to FC Barcelona. However, he would not be the only one to say goodbye to the team led by Christophe Galtier, since Luis Campos, the Parisians' sports advisor, is on a tightrope. He was in charge of making the signings this season and most of them were a resounding failure.

Due to its bad transfer market, PSG could not face the Champions League and French Cup in the best way. Given the series of injuries, players like Carlos Soler, Fabián Ruiz, Renato Sanches, Hugo Ekitike, among others, did not measure up. In this context, Lionel Messi had no one to rely on and criticism fell on the world champion, who scored seven goals and provided three assists at the World Cup in Qatar.

The threat to Luis Campos that could be triggered when he left:

L'Équipe newspaper announced that the PSG owners are fed up with Luis Campos, who has had behaviors that have attracted attention throughout the season, such as questioning the players in the middle of the game or having discussions with Galtier or Neymar. According to the French newspaper, PSG will take away Campos' monopoly on contracts and thus, not having the power that counts so far, would step aside.


William Estrella

William Estrella

I'm a Mexican sports journalist with more than 8 years of experience, especially in digital media. I cover breaking news and investigative articles on current soccer events worldwide. I currently write for El Futbolero USA. Previously, I worked as a radio announcer in my country, covering Mexican soccer.

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