Does Mbappé have to leave for Leo Messi to sign for PSG?

Everything seems to indicate that Paris Saint-Germain is the only team in the race to seize the services of a Lionel Messi that he is officially no longer a player of the FC Barcelona. The French are searching for a formula to include ‘La Pulga’ in their squad in compliance with UEFA’s ‘Financial Fair Play’ (does history repeat itself?) And for this they would have to make sporting sacrifices with their players. Little by little, the footballers who would have to leave the Parc des Príncipes are discarded.

Kylian Mbappé has been the first designated in Paris. ‘Donatello’, who has decided not to renew his contract with the French team (expires in 2022) would want to leave the club this summer but Nasser Al-Khelaifi and company will not make it easy for him, not to say that it is impossible for him to leave the club. The forward has always dreamed of playing for Real Madrid and given the rumors of an imminent arrival of Leo Messi to Parisian lands, he takes more strength the option for Florentino Pérez to fulfill his great dream.

However, ‘L’Equipe’ has reported that among the plans of the French leadership is not to ‘get rid’ of the 22-year-old. In fact, the intention would be to convince him to renew ‘for life’ with PSG and the arrival of Leo Messi may be a direct ‘wink’ to Mbappé. For this reason, Al-Khelaifi will insist on selling players like Mauro Icardi, Sarabia, Herrera, among others.

The information from the French newspaper has been confirmed by Mauricio Pochettino, coach of the ‘les parisiens’ team, who at a press conference was questioned as to whether a hypothetical arrival of ‘La Pulga’ could precipitate the departure of Mbappé. The Argentine coach responded with a forceful “No” between laughs, so they do not consider giving up the former Monaco at all under any circumstances.

PSG insists on Messi

According to various media, Paris Saint-Germain works tirelessly to get the long-awaited signature of the Argentine but the UEFA ‘Fair Play’ is being a stone in the way. From the French capital they calculate that Messi will charge 80 million euros per season, a figure that the club does have in its coffers but cannot so easily invest.

The truth is that Nasser Al-Khelaifi, Leonardo and company would have to save 180 ‘kilos’ by selling several players to reduce the amount of your losses, estimated between 250 and 300 million in the season that is about to begin. That would be the only aspect to be resolved, under pressure from all sectors of the club and especially from Neymar Jr, who has dressed as a ‘negotiator’ to bring his great friend to the Parque de los Príncipes.