Renew Messi, Qatar’s top goal

He Paris Saint-Germain trying to recover from his eleventh European failure, after being eliminated by Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of this competition. At the same time, the French club is trying to improve their squad for next season. One of the unknowns is knowing what will happen to Leo Messi (35 years old), who ends his contract on June 30.

The point is its renewal, which seemed to be on track in December – when the father of Leo and the PSG they agreed to a principle agreement to finish the renewal after the World Cup- now it has slowed down. And this is understandably causing some tension within the French club.

He PSG he is in a strange situation. On the one hand, when they last talked face to face Jorge Messi showed a will to keep Leo but they also showed some doubts about the money that will be available to improve the squad, citing some problems with the salary mass. And if you have to lower salaries, it will be difficult to make flashy signings to improve team performance. On the other hand, in Nasser Al-Khelaifi already Louis Fieldsthe club’s sports ideologue, received a very clear message from the Qatar command bridge that oversees PSG’s fate from Doha: the number 1 goal is to keep Messi. If before becoming a world champion he was a good sports and trading asset, after lifting the World Cup in Qatar now his shine is even brighter. And the Qatari royal family wants to capitalize on that.

So, in Paris they are under pressure because in Doha they want me to continue Messi at all costs but at the Parque de los Príncipes he was told that perhaps the group could not be strengthened too much, when his first Leo It is a stronger project than the current one that will be able to compete for everyone for the real next season. Nasser and Luis Blanks they have a mission. while, Jorge Messi keep talking to him PSG and will be with you soon Leo in Argentina to live his return to the albiceleste, in his first games after the victory in the World Cup in Qatar in December.