According to the influential French L’Equipe – it’s over! Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement on the transfer, which will be made official on Wednesday! Messi arrives in Paris by plane during the day, after which he will immediately do his medical checks, which brings the whole job one step closer to full realization.Paris is in ecstasy, there are several thousand PSG supporters in front of the private airport since Sunday and they are eagerly awaiting for the arrival of the biggest signing in the club’s history. The situation is similar in front of Parc de Princes stadium, where numerous supporters of the Parisian giant are already welcoming the Argentinian maestro. And it is announced that the number of people in locations across Paris will only grow.Lionel Messi has left his home in Barcelona 👀🇫🇷(via @FlorentTorchut)pic.twitter.com/vyfPnuHsMB— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 10, 2021 As per L’Equipe, Messi will sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain, with the option of automatic extension for another season. But the amount of millions that should be credited to Messi’s account is not yet firmly established, according to several reports. The fixed part of the salary should be 29.5 million USD net without bonuses, while with bonuses it should go to 40 million USD. And for his signature only Messi should collect staggering 35 million USD.Earlier today, the football world echoed with the news of Barcelona sending Messi the last offer of extension, which was soon denied by the respectable media in Spain and Argentina.Absolutely heartbreaking 💔The Lionel Messi mural is officially taken off the wall of the Nou Camppic.twitter.com/tkGXI0Bb7c— Sun Sport (@SunSport) August 10, 2021 Okay now you’re crying. Messi posters being taken down from the Nou Camp…pic.twitter.com/a2m89B9q5b— COPA90 (@Copa90) August 10, 2021 At that moment, Messi has not yet accepted what PSG put on his table, but the negotiations are still active because his father Jorge and the lawyers in charge are reviewing all the papers.Allegedly, the most important element of the final phase of the negotiations are the “image rights”, ie the distribution of money from the sale of everything that carries Messi’s name, image, stamp.However, two sides overcame that obstacle quickly, the two sides ended the talks with satisfaction, and now it is literally the matter of time for the Argentine to arrive at a new address and start a new football chapter.As it stands, city of Paris will not rest. PSG fans went crazy after learning that they are probably signing the best football player of all time. Hour by hour – Messimania is slowly reaching it’s peak!MESSIMANIA: Airport full of fans, police forces managing accessAnd while people are euphorically celebrating Messi’s transfer to Paris, a crossfire of accusations continues in Spain. Former member of the Barca’s commission, in charge of the ambitious project of Espai Barça – Jaume Llopis, accused the first man of La Liga, Javier Tebas, of being “the direct culprit for Messi’s departure” together with the first man of Barcelona, Joan Laporta. And that same Laporta is resting in Ibiza while the club is going through maybe the worst period in their history.Accusations are also aimed at the first man of Real Madrid, Florentino Perez, with the words that Messi’s transfer to PSG “directly suits him because of the possibility of bringing Kylian Mbappe”.#Messi Preparations are underway to welcome Lionel Messi in Paris 🔥🎥 #Paris pic.twitter.com/yPxbgoChE3— juniormessi_ms10(Muhammad Sobug) (@JuniorMessiMS10) August 10, 2021 Llopis also said that Perez and Tebas together “tricked” Laporta by persuading him together with the new general manager of Barca, Ferran Reverter, not to sign the consent for the La Liga share to be sold to the investment fund CVC. Reverter allegedly threatened Laporta that he would resign immediately if Laporta signed the consent, and that Perez, who is still the main advocate of the idea of creating the European Super League, was behind it all. “Reverter and Perez convinced Laporta to fire Messi and not sign the arrival of CVC. Laporta will be remembered as the man who kicked Messi out of Barcelona “, says Llopis and states that “he can’t wait to hear Laporta’s side of the story “, while Javier Tebas replied on social media:”Things are getting clearer. Barcelona is left without Messi, without 270,000,000 euros, without a plan… Who controls Barcelona at all?”, asks the first man of La Liga.Jorge Messi is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at Barcelona airport following Lionel Messi agreeing a two year deal with PSG pic.twitter.com/4gWrw5OCYb— The Sun Football ⚽ (@TheSunFootball) August 10, 2021 In the end, Llopis clearly pointed his finger at Florentino Perez.”This is the perfect solution for Florentino Perez, to whom we have now probably secured the signature of Kylian Mbape.”While the situation is heating up in Spain, far brighter topics are being discussed in neighboring France. It is pointed out that Messi has already politely refused to take Neymar’s No 10 shirt and that he will therefore wear number “30”, in which he made his debut in Barcelona, or “19”, which he wore from 2006 to 2008.Lionel Messi here at Barcelona airport together with his family. He’ll be in Paris today afternoon. 🔴✈️ #Messi #PSG@DeporteslaSexta @mariagarridos 👇🏻🎥 pic.twitter.com/0V7ieWS88X— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 10, 2021 Financial experts are largely focusing on the effect of Lionel Messi’s arrival in the ‘City of Lights’. It is expected that between 300,000 and 400,000 jerseys will be sold on the first day after signing the contract, while in the following period the number will go up to millions!PSG has already gained over a million followers on social networks in the last two or three days alone, while the number of tourists in Paris is expected to increase by as much as 10% just because of this transfer!At the same time, it is estimated that the number of those who will visit Barcelona will be the same, while it was recently revealed that the club will be left without a guaranteed income of almost 165 million USD annually due to the removal of Messi related products and commercials.
