The dirty game of the French press to tarnish the image of Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is still not clear about his future. He spent a few days in Barcelona and rumors suggest that he will return to the culé team at the end of the season. In this context, the French press started a dirty campaign against the captain of the Argentine team and gave the supposed explanation why negotiations are stalled between Leo and the Ligue 1 champion.

The fans are not the only ones who have a bad relationship with the Argentine, since the press also plays an important role and conditions the continuity of soccer player in the French capital. Newspapers like L'Équipe or Le Parisien have questioned since the previous season the level of the world champion, who has the best numbers in the squad led by Christophe Galtier, even surpassing Kylian Mbappé.

Now, Le Parisien pointed out that supposedly the negotiations between Lionel Messi and PSG stalled because Jorge Messi, father and representative of the 'Flea', asked for a salary increase, something that would have been rejected by the owners of the French team. However, for some weeks it has been mentioned that Leo prioritizes the sporting part and not the economic one, either to continue in France or to return to FC Barcelona.

Messi would resign 17 million euros in order to return to Barcelona:

According to the newspaper 'Marca', Messi earns 30 million euros per season at PSG, however, Barcelona could offer him a salary of 13 million. The journalist Gerard Romero said that the Rosario would adjust to the economic conditions of the FC Barcelona, who hope to sign a link until 2025 with the best player in history.