{"id":1270362,"date":"2022-12-27T10:56:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/27\/messi-psg-reach-agreement-on-new-contract\/"},"modified":"2022-12-27T10:56:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:56:25","slug":"messi-psg-reach-agreement-on-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/27\/messi-psg-reach-agreement-on-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Messi, PSG reach agreement on new contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/skysports-psg-lionel-messi_5697672-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"skysports-psg-lionel-messi_5697672\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Argentina captain Lionel Messi has reached an \u201cagreement in principle\u201d to renew his contract at Paris St-Germain, says BBC Sport\u2019s Guillem Balague.<\/p>\n<p>Messi, 35, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, is out of contract at the French club in June 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he \u201cwould love\u201d Messi to return to the Spanish club where he spent 21 years.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>But Balague says Barca have not approached Messi about a return.<\/p>\n<p>He will sign a one-year deal with the option of another year and the agreement has come after four months of talks between PSG director of football Luis Campos and Messi\u2019s father Jorge.<\/p>\n<p>That was followed by a key meeting in Doha with PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is practically all agreed with PSG,\u201d says European football expert Balague. \u201cBarcelona have not approached him or his dad to offer anything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it is not that Messi does not want to return to Barcelona. He has not been asked the question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMessi is happy with it all and when back from his holidays the agreement will speed up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis life in Paris is balanced, happy, everybody is enjoying it and he has a real possibility of winning the Champions League again. Plus, it will help him be a candidate again for the Ballon d\u2019Or.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner was named player of the tournament at the World Cup as Argentina won the title for the third time with a penalty shoot-out victory over France.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Barcelona, Messi\u00a0signed a two-year contract\u00a0as a free agent, with the option of a third year, in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He has made 53 appearances for the Ligue 1 side so far, scoring 23 goals in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine has now won one World Cup, four Champions League titles, one Copa America, 10 La Liga trophies with Barcelona and a Ligue 1 crown in France with PSG.<\/p>\n<p>Considered one of the greatest players of all time, he scored a record 672 goals in 778 games for Barcelona, the club he joined as a 13-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0ended his association\u00a0with the Catalan club in 2021 when they could no longer afford to honour the new contract they agreed with him because of La Liga\u2019s salary limit.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"2cdqaohYJeo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nima Legacy: Mohammed Polo \u2018blesses\u2019 Mohammed Kudus \u2013 Agokansie - Adom TV News (26-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2cdqaohYJeo?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Argentina captain Lionel Messi has reached an \u201cagreement in principle\u201d to renew his contract at Paris St-Germain, says BBC Sport\u2019s Guillem Balague. Messi, 35, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, is out of contract at the French club in June 2023. 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