Unbeautiful Farewell: Lionel Messi Booed in Last PSG Game, Possible Return to Barcelona Amid Saudi Offer

Has ‘GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)’ Lionel Messi (36) ever been treated like this? Messi was booed in the last match against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). PSG lost 2-3 in the 2022-2023 season French Ligue 1 round 38 home game against Clermont held at Parc des Princes in Paris, France on the 4th (Korean time). It didn’t mean much because the championship had already been confirmed, but Messi’s end was not beautiful as expected.

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Unbeautiful farewell, Messi was booed until the end

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PSG said on the club’s homepage, “Messi will leave PSG at the end of this season. I would like to thank him from the bottom of my heart. I sincerely wish Messi more success for the rest of his career.”

After the club’s announcement, Messi said, “I was happy to play at PSG. I was with good players. I also express my gratitude to the club.” Even so, the home fans booed Messi until the very end.

It can be true in scenes where good scoring chances are not saved, but Messi was booed from the moment his name was called before the game. He was the one who wanted and brought to the top of Europe, but as a result, he did not achieve the desired results, and the cause was the conflict with the club while leaving for Saudi Arabia at the end of the season.

Anyway, Messi is now free. Many teams still want Messi. This is because he has become a free agent (FA) that does not require a transfer fee even though he is still showing off his best skills.

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‘Money’ Saudi OR ‘Honor’ Barsa, the time of fate has come

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One of the most likely destinations is Barcelona, ​​the home team. Beginning in his youth, he spent 17 years in the first team. He brought many honors to the team until he rose to the GOAT. Due to Barcelona’s financial situation in 2021, it was difficult for him to accompany him any longer and he chose PSG, but his nostalgia for his home team remained. Barcelona also strongly wants Messi, and returning to Barcelona, ​​which he loved the most and can receive the most love, is one of the strong options.

What stands in the way of that is going to Saudi Arabia. According to Spanish media Sport, Saudi club Al-Hilal has offered Messi a whopping 345 million pounds (562.6 billion won) in annual salary alone. It is an amount beyond imagination.

Sooner or later, it seems that Messi’s destination will be decided. Al-Hilal wants to complete the signing of Messi by the 6th.

Barcelona are also fully mindful of the possibility of Messi going to Saudi Arabia. Everyone is trying to change Messi’s mind because he can’t pay that much. Barcelona president Juan Laporta is appealing by emphasizing that Barcelona is Messi’s hometown. According to Spain’s Tarsu media, it is known that Barcelona have already been negotiating with Messi since February.

The fact that Xavi Hernandez, who led Barcelona’s heyday together, is the manager can also be an attractive factor for Messi. Earlier, he hinted at the possibility of a transfer, saying, “I’m in frequent contact with Messi.”

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