Waiting to learn the choice for the future, Saturday will be the last match in Paris and France for Lionel Messi. Hard to imagine a warm greeting for the Argentine.
A little anger, a little resentment, and a lot of indifference. It is the feelings that can mutually feed Messi's farewell evening from PSG. The last in the championship, the evening of the celebration, but only for the 11th championship title. Not to embrace the world champion, ostracized in Paris and held responsible for failure in the Champions League, the only thing that mattered even in Doha.
The moment of divorce came, even though it wasn't really a marriage. 'L'Equipe' writes ironically today about a love, but for Barcelona, which dreams of bringing Messi back. But the accounts of the Catalans are in the red and they can hardly afford the salary of the 7-time winner of the 'Golden Ball'.
There is also a hypothesis for Inter Miami, David Beckham's team that has been working for months to convince Messi to move to America. In this case, Leo could also become an image for the next World Cup. At the moment, Messi seems to have given priority to returning to Barcelona, but in France they insist more and more on a deal with Al Hilal, which according to 'L'Equipe' guarantees the player 1.4 billion euros in 2 years.
In Paris, Messi earns 40 million euros per season, much in the eyes of the ultras who have considered him a mercenary, a symbol of the club's commercial policies and frequent failures in the Champions League. The two eliminations in the 1/8s with Messi in the team have strengthened the relationship with the fans, who in the last match at home booed him for every ball touched.
Leo responded with his game, scoring a goal, but in Strasbourg. A record in France, a record also for the Argentine, the most prolific bomber in the 5 main European championships, with 496 goals. During the season, the Argentine played 40 matches with PSG, scored 21 goals and provided 20 assists.
But it is not enough, so on Saturday, in the last match, he will most likely be ignored by the ultras, as the striker himself has done, rarely giving any greetings to them in these two years in Paris.