After winning Ligue 1 2022-23 with PSG, Lionel Messi immediately returned to Barcelona.
Messi watching concert in Barcelona
Yesterday, PSG won Ligue 1 after a 1-1 draw with Strasbourg in round 37. Messi was the only goal scorer for the Paris team in this match .
After successfully defending the championship, Messi and his teammates immediately returned to Paris. As soon as he returned to the French capital, El Pulga boarded a private flight back to Barcelona.
In Catalonia, Messi went to the Olympic Stadium Lluis Companys to watch the performance of the band Coldplay. Lluis Companys Olympic is where Barcelona rents as their home ground for the 2023-24 season during Camp Nou’s renovation.
Attending Coldplay’s concert with Messi were his wife, Antonela and close friend Fabregas. Fans at Lluis Companys Olympic chanted Messi’s name when they heard that El Pulga was here.
It is worth mentioning, before returning to Barcelona, Messi received an invitation to attend the individual award ceremony of the French National Association of Professional Footballers (UNFP). Instead of coming here with his PSG teammates, El Pulga went to Catalonia to watch a concert. At this ceremony, Messi entered the Ligue 1 Best XI 2022-23.
The fact that Messi did not attend the UNFP awards ceremony with PSG shows that the day he leaves France is coming very close. El Pulga’s contract with PSG expires on June 30. Messi refused an extension to leave on a free basis.
Currently, Messi has not closed a new stop. Barcelona are trying to recruit the 35-year-old striker. Meanwhile, Leo Messi’s biological father and agent, Jorge Messi, wants his son to go to Saudi Arabia for economic reasons. The Argentina player received an offer with a salary of 400 million euros per year here.
As for Messi, the PSG star wants to stay in Europe and play at the top for at least another year. According to Spanish media, if he reunites with Barca, El Pulga will only receive a salary of 13 million euros/year after tax.
