Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi was booed ahead of kick-off in Paris Saint-Germain's weekend defeat against Lyon by his own fans with boss Christophe Galtier condemning the ...

There is also an [offer on the table for the Argentine superstar from Saudi Arabia](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/lionel-messi-transfer-cristiano-ronaldo-29590607). [Have Your Say!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionel-messi-psg-barcelona-transfer-29621917#comments-section) Where will Messi be playing next season? [future at PSG looks more uncertain than ever](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/lionel-messi-sergio-ramos-psg-29589608). [joined PSG on a two-year contract](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/breaking-lionel-messi-psg-transfer-24707734) in the summer of 2021 – with his deal up for renewal in June and talks currently stalled. When a situation has to be turned around, Leo is capable of delivering the decisive pass or score with a stroke of genius. "I never thought of taking him off the pitch. A journalist in the post-match press conference then asserted that Messi had ‘ghosted’ through the game, to which Galtier responded: "Ghosted? [Barcelona](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fc-barcelona) transfer chiefs [confirmed contact had been made with Messi](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/barcelona-lionel-messi-xavi-psg-29602352) regarding a potential return to the Camp Nou. Because Leo is a player who gives a lot to us. The mood was not improved by PSG limping to a one-goal home loss. [Tell us what you think here.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/lionel-messi-psg-barcelona-transfer-29621917#comments-section) [Lionel Messi](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/lionel-messi) was [booed during Sunday’s Ligue 1 defeat](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/lionel-messi-transfer-barcelona-henry-29616007) against Lyon.

Liverpool rivals round-up: PSG superstar Lionel Messi received a hostile reception at the Parc des Princes, while Thomas Tuchel reacted to Graham Potter's ...

And the frustration around the club's Champions League exit is probably playing a part too. Liverpool.com says: You wonder if Chelsea, and indeed Spurs, will be kicking themselves that they didn't act earlier, while Tuchel was still available. That's why this didn't bring out huge emotions in me." "It was an intense time. Liverpool.com says: Messi has scored 18 goals and provided 17 assists for PSG this season but you can still perhaps understand the hostility. [Sign up to the Liverpool.com newsletter here — it only takes a few seconds!](https://www.liverpool.com/newsletter-preference-centre/) [Liverpool.com](https://www.liverpool.com/) takes a scan around the other big sides in the Premier League and around Europe to take a look at the news going on at the other clubs. [Goal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/confirmed-barcelona-in-talks-re-sign-lionel-messi-psg/bltbcf2a77838b0a557)). [Lionel Messi](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-jude-bellingham-lionel-messi-26595335) was seemingly whistled by a section of the club's supporters ahead of Sunday's game against Lyon. [Chelsea](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-team-chelsea-klopp-nunez-26621082) sacked manager [Graham Potter](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-graham-potter-26619615) on the eve of its clash with the Reds, just seven months after his appointment. [Thomas Tuchel](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/thomas-tuchel-liverpool-transfer-klopp-26548593) amid a Bundesliga and Champions League challenge. [Champions League](https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/liverpool-champions-league-manchester-united-26620842) exit at Bayern's hands.

PARIS: A malaise has set in around Paris Saint-Germain since their exit from the Champions League, with a section of the club's support turning on Lio...

It is all they have left to play for. “The problem in Paris is that once the main objective is no longer reachable, everyone says the season is finished,” observed Lyon coach Laurent Blanc, in charge of PSG from 2013 to 2016, of the job facing Galtier. There is no suggestion PSG will listen to offers for Mbappe this year, but the future of Galtier is very much up in the air after an underwhelming first season in charge. “Every spring, after their elimination from the Champions League, the Parisian players display their lack of interest for all things Ligue 1 and make you doubt that the Parc des Princes is their favourite place to spend an evening in Paris,” wrote Vincent Duluc in sports daily L’Equipe. As a consequence, PSG’s apparent march towards a record 11th French title — and a ninth in 12 seasons of Qatari ownership — has been slowed and their lead at the top of the table from Lens and Marseille is down to six points with nine games left. PARIS: A malaise has set in around Paris Saint-Germain since their exit from the Champions League, with a section of the club’s support turning on Lionel Messi amid a run of results that has given their domestic rivals an improbable glimmer of hope in the French title race.

But a return to Barcelona is not going to be a cakewalk with the Catalan club still in the middle of a financial crisis.

I'm happy to see him in the French league. "But the boos last time didn't help. A return to Barcelona on a free transfer is not going to be a cakewalk with the Catalan club still in the middle of a financial crisis. But his failure to inspire PSG against Bayern in the Champions League has now put serious questions marks over his future in Paris. After his return from the World Cup in Qatar where Argentina famously beat France in the final, Messi received a warm welcome at his French club, allaying fears of a hostile reception. A week after being feted by his adoring countrymen in Argentina during two friendly matches organised to celebrate the World Cup triumph in Qatar, Lionel Messi has been at the receiving end of whistles and jeers in Paris.

Messi joined the Qatari-backed giants from FC Barcelona in the summer of 2021 after the Catalans failed to offer him a new contract that would simultaneously ...

[important sponsors are prepared to help fund the coup](https://twitter.com/JijantesFC/status/1642814511395614722). [willing to offer Messi "more money" and "more years"](https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20230331/1001977464/psg-intentar-retener-messi.html) beyond the additional, optional season his original two-term deal came with. [confirmed there have been talks between their board and the Messi camp](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=86f14d8a0eb2f0b4JmltdHM9MTY4MDQ4MDAwMCZpZ3VpZD0yYzhjNWMzYy02ZWU0LTZkZTYtMGExNS00Yzk2NmY0YzZjZmUmaW5zaWQ9NTQzNQ&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=2c8c5c3c-6ee4-6de6-0a15-4c966f4c6cfe&psq=rafa+yuste+tom+sanderson+forbes&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9yYmVzLmNvbS9zaXRlcy90b21zYW5kZXJzb24vMjAyMy8wMy8zMS9mYy1iYXJjZWxvbmEtY29uZmlybS1jb250YWN0LXdpdGgtbGlvbmVsLW1lc3NpLXRvLXNpZ24tcGxheWVyLWZyb20tcGFyaXMtc2FpbnQtZ2VybWFpbi8&ntb=1) before the weekend. [reported](https://twitter.com/Sport_Witness/status/1641355690936610816) that Messi currently takes home €3.375 million ($3.7 million) a month, which puts him third on the list of French football's biggest earners behind teammates Neymar in second and the [World's Highest-Paid Soccer Player](https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=1d48bc83bb3b3599JmltdHM9MTY4MDQ4MDAwMCZpZ3VpZD0yYzhjNWMzYy02ZWU0LTZkZTYtMGExNS00Yzk2NmY0YzZjZmUmaW5zaWQ9NTE5MA&ptn=3&hsh=3&fclid=2c8c5c3c-6ee4-6de6-0a15-4c966f4c6cfe&psq=forbes+world%27s+highest+paid+soccer+players&u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9yYmVzLmNvbS9zaXRlcy9qdXN0aW5iaXJuYmF1bS8yMDIyLzEwLzA3L3RoZS13b3JsZHMtaGlnaGVzdC1wYWlkLXNvY2Nlci1wbGF5ZXJzLTIwMjIta3lsaWFuLW1iYXBwLWNsYWltcy1uby0xLXdoaWxlLWVybGluZy1oYWFsYW5kLWRlYnV0cy8&ntb=1) in 2022 according to Forbes in first-place Kylian Mbappe. [has reported](https://twitter.com/lequipe/status/1643012553948254208). Messi "will not continue his adventure at PSG next season", according to the French sports publication, though there remains a way of the two parties maintaining their relationship in 2023/2024 if the Argentine accepts a "significant reduction in his salary".

Lionel Messi has reached a point of no return at Paris Saint-Germain according to French outlet L'Equipe.

According to L’Equipe’s Tuesday front page, the situation has reached its conclusion, with Messi and PSG ready to part ways, in a ‘divorce’. La Pulga attend des garanties sur le projet parisien Messi has been linked with a move to end his time at the Parc des Princes this summer, with his current contract expiring at the end of June, and no update on a possible extension.