() BREAKING: Messi and PSG are close to parting ways and he is no longer expected to stay, unless he accepts a wage reduction. The player, who waits for sporting guarantees, and his camp also not ready to “do everything” to renew. @Tanziloic #Transfers

— Reshad Rahman (@ReshadRahman_) April 3, 2023

I think it's done already, the booes and now they're trying to reduce his wages further away from Mbappe/Neymar, even though he's the most dependable (most minutes after Dollarhyde) and easily the best performing player. I think he'll rather go for minimum wage for Barca ala Alves.

He's not best performing player. Please stop. He's been terrible since the WC for PSG. That's why they want to cut his wages... they don't feel like he's committed.

Qatar world cup is done and the taps are starting to shut

RMC: Messi will LEAVE PSG this summer. His priority is to return to Barcelona. Both camps are optimistic it can happen.

welcome back Sun god this plastic bag of turds of a club doesnt deserve you

“When I see the whistles, it’s an insult to football. I know that today there is only a pack of dogs that only think of slobbering Neymar and Messi. If I have one piece of advice to give to Messi: get out of this club!” - Emmanuel Petit

() JUST IN: Messi is ready to make financial sacrifices just to complete a return back to Barcelona, who can only offer him a maximum salary of €10M p/y. @footmercato #Transfers

— Reshad Rahman (@ReshadRahman_) April 4, 2023

sportsczy wrote:He's not best performing player. Please stop. He's been terrible since the WC for PSG. That's why they want to cut his wages... they don't feel like he's committed.

Out of curiosity, what is your verdict on Mbappes performances since the WC? (:

Honestly after the WC, I don't give a shit about what happens with PSG.

The entire team's been shit because of injuries and lack of motivation after CL exit.

Cruijf wrote:

sportsczy wrote:He's not best performing player.  Please stop.  He's been terrible since the WC for PSG.  That's why they want to cut his wages... they don't feel like he's committed.

Out of curiosity, what is your verdict on Mbappes performances since the WC? (:

11 goals and 3 assists in 13 games... I'd say not bad.  The issue is that he plays CF for PSG because he's the only scorer.  So he's more dependent on service than he is on France, where he plays on the left. Because of position, he can't impact as much. But PSG have no choice. They literally have no other striker.

Trying to sneak in stats against 6th tier opponent. Messi has 6+3 in Ligue since WC, Mbappe has 6+2. And Mbappe does very little beyond those stats.

Didnt watch the game, but PSG's season basically over already so I guess these stars just couldnt be fked? Or the other team were just better?

Not believing MEssi coming back, it would be too much of a joke? And the money he would be giving up compared with what others may offer would be enormous

PSG should have kept the likes of Icardi. Though by now I really wanna see Mbappe move to La Liga or EPL tbh, dont want his career to stagnant, would be such a waste.

I mean, Neymar’s injury really impacted PSG in a negative way. Without him, the ball progression to the forwards is completely gone, not to mention his end product and game winning goals and assists. I get he’s a ball hog but he kind of needs to be with that psg midfield.

Messi fans really just get butthurt over any criticism. Good lord. No introspection whatsoever.

Have you not heard? The oil state experiment with PSG has been a complete failure? Mbappe complaining and wants out and Messi heading for another retirement home where he will be appreciated. Neymar staying with his huge contract that permits him to play 20 games a season!

FennecFox7 wrote:Messi fans really just get butthurt over any criticism. Good lord. No introspection whatsoever.

dude what else do you want from a soon to be 36-year old who just ended football by silencing all his critics leading his country to victory with one of the best (if not the best) all-time World Cup performance?

aside from that he is still putting up his usual G/A numbers for PSG and all stat websites/algorithms still rank him as the most effective player in football by quite a margin... do you also want him to fly into every tackle and score every winning goal? come on, be reasonable.

World Cup is overrated tbh.

Just a cup really. UCL or any top 4 league trophy >>> WC.

The prestige of the World Cup is not it's quality, it's the nature of the competition itself.

You put Brighton & Hove Albion in there, they could legit win it.

funny how the narrative was "he needs to win the World Cup and then he can retire and be remembered as the GOAT" just as recently as November 2022

leave the guy alone, jesus

I think Messi had the goatness over any WC winner long before he won the WC.

El Gunner wrote:

FennecFox7 wrote:Messi fans really just get butthurt over any criticism. Good lord. No introspection whatsoever.

dude what else do you want from a soon to be 36-year old who just ended football by silencing all his critics leading his country to victory with one of the best (if not the best) all-time World Cup performance?

aside from that he is still putting up his usual G/A numbers for PSG and all stat websites/algorithms still rank him as the most effective player in football by quite a margin... do you also want him to fly into every tackle and score every winning goal? come on, be reasonable.

best all time world cup performance??

Harmonica's stats provides a compelling case

surely you must realize by now that most of harmonica's stats are made up!

I just watched a conspiracy video that claims Messi doesn't actually exist

Turtle misses sitter after sitter yet it's Messi who's whistled

#Messi???? is selfless. Could have taken the shot but passed to Mbappe pic.twitter.com/TBl0fzqgPl

— Gautam Biswas (@igautambiswas) April 9, 2023

Technically you can't get whistled if you don't exist

Vibe wrote:I just watched a conspiracy video that claims Messi doesn't actually exist

so what is he like a collective hallucination please share video

What was that EUR400M yearly wage Messi is on I heard these few days? Fake news again or true?

I dunno, PSG still playing with that back three, but their defending is still pretty bad. This game vs Nice they had so many chances n control a lot of the game it was pretty sad to watch I just dont get why back 3 if its supposed to make u defensively better but it has never been, so its a real waste to give up one player elsewhere to fit in someone like Danilo or Ramos just to plug the holes at back or something.

Anyway, doubt Messi will come back to Barca, we prolly only be able to offer a small fraction of what the rich clubs can.