Tearful Lionel Messi confirms he is leaving Barcelona after 17 trophy-laden years, with Paris Saint Germain his likely next port of call for a career swansong
Lionel Messi holds an FC Barcelona press conference in Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - on August 8, 2021.
Messi, widely considered the most gifted player in the history of the game, has won 35 trophies at the club which he joined as a 13-year-old –– including four Champions Leagues and 10 league titles while his 672 goals are a record for any of the top five European leagues. Previously Messi had been earning over $82.3 million a year net –– but financial observers of the Spanish game estimate he pulled in around twice as much in commercial revenue, accounting for almost one-third of total incomings and eight in ten shirt sales.Messi tried to engineer his departure last year, fed up with some underwhelming recent Champions League showings.
On Sunday evening, dozens of PSG fans gathered in vain outside the gates of Le Bourget airport to the north of Paris hoping to catch a glimpse of his arrival. They have already added veteran Spanish defender Sergio Ramos from Real Madrid, where he won four Champions League crowns of his own as well as Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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