PSG decide Lionel Messi’s future after being offered the chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo this summer, amid Manchester United stance on his future.
Despite apparently making an offer to PSG after submitting a transfer request to Manchester United, the Ligue 1 giants still place the highest emphasis on their longtime adversary Lionel Messi.
Since Paris Saint-Germain turned down the chance to sign Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi is still the team’s number one objective.
Even though the 35-year-first old’s season in Paris was more difficult than many had imagined, Messi nevertheless managed 11 goals and 15 assists as PSG easily recovered the Ligue 1 championship.
The Argentine’s £617,000-per-week contract is slated to expire in a year, therefore the Parisians are getting ready to extend his stay at the Parc des Princes into next June 2023.
PSG has reportedly told Messi that they want him to stay in France till 2024, though no formal offer has yet been made, according to the Spanish source Marca. The article also states that the World Cup-winning French team would have to wait until later this year before their star player made a choice. However, their opinion on Ronaldo, his enduring nemesis, who recently made a shock transfer request to PSG from Manchester United, has already been decided.
The Ligue 1 heavyweights don’t have enough money in their salary budget to pay for Ronaldo, and it wouldn’t be prudent for them to have another aging striker who has to be catered to like Messi. Instead of recruiting aging superstars this summer, PSG is turning to the future after observing how Sergio Ramos suffered in his debut season.
Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes is scouring the transfer market in an effort to locate his client’s next club because Ronaldo wants to leave Old Trafford yet remain a top-tier player in European football.
The 37-year-ardent old’s desire to play Champions League football explains why his dependable agent has also approached Chelsea and Bayern Munich, two teams that Mirror Football knows are not interested in signing him.
Despite the former Real Madrid talisman missing preseason due to “family issues,” new United boss Erik ten Hag still intends to include Ronaldo in his team for the 2022–23 season.
