The anger of the PSG leadership: They came out to deny an XL salary for Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has become the protagonist of the news in France. Not because he scored his first goal with PSG, but because of information from the newspaper ‘L’Equipe’ that reveals his salary at the French club. According to the aforementioned media, the genius of Rosario would earn 110 million euros in the three-year contract signed with the French club, a figure that would be "very far from reality", said Leonardo de Araújo, sports director of the French institution.

“We didn't like it. It is very far from the truth, in the duration and in the figures. There are confidentiality clauses, but I can assure you that it is not the truth”, Leonardo told reporters about the information from‘ L’Equipe ’before coach Mauricio Pochettino’s press conference prior to the game against Lyon.

On the eve of the Argentine's training session at the Parc des Princes with the PSG jersey, 'L'Equipe' published the player's giant's salary: at least 110 million euros in three years. "The duration of the contract is two years and not three," Leonardo rectified. "It is a lack of respect. I don't understand the moment, but it is your problem”, he told reporters. "And one cannot be wrong in content like that," he insisted.

Lionel Messi: How were his first steps at PSG?

Received like a king in the French capital, Messi has so far played two games in the Paris SG shirt, against Reims in Ligue 1 and Bruges in the Champions League, but he has not yet played in the Parc des Princes. Despite the expectations created in the first match in which they coincided on the court, the hat trick formed by Messi, Neymar and Mbappé, disappointed on Wednesday and fell under the spell of Bruges, who came close to taking the victory.

Lionel Messi: When and against whom will he play his next match

Lionel Messi will make his debut at the Parc des Princes, when he receives Lyon this Sunday, September 19, for date 6 of Ligue 1.

Lionel Messi: His presentation at PSG