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Lionel Messi has reportedly opened negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain, hours after it was confirmed he was leaving Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Talks between Messi, 34, and PSG are expected to rapidly intensify, that\u2019s according to Sky Italia.<\/p>\n

The six-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner will be excited by the idea of playing with Neymar again.<\/p>\n

Messi and Neymar played together at Barcelona for four seasons and won the LaLiga title twice and the Champions League once.<\/p>\n

The six-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner has officially been a free agent since July 1 after he failed to agree terms over a renewal before his previous Barcelona contract expired on June 30.<\/p>\n

However, the 34-year-old had been expected to sign a new five-year contract with the Catalan club, which would have seen his salary reduced by 50 per cent.<\/p>\n

But this offer cannot be fulfilled by Barca due to \u201cfinancial and structural obstacles\u201d with Sky Italy reporting PSG hope to convince Messi to move to Paris instead.<\/p>\n

Messi still wants to win trophies and be part of a winning project and PSG can offer him all that.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also his close friendship with Neymar and their desire to play together again with the French side having a long-standing desire to sign the player which has always seemed almost impossible until now.<\/p>\n

Messi has spent his entire career at Barcelona, coming through the club\u2019s academy before going on to score 672 goals in 778 appearances after making his senior debut in 2003.<\/p>\n

Barcelona have been struggling to reduce their wage bill<\/a> in line with La Liga\u2019s financial fair play rules for this coming season, and have been in talks with vice-captains Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets and Sergi Roberto about reducing their salaries by 40 per cent in return for contract extensions.<\/p>\n

They have also been trying to sell several high earners including Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho, Samuel Umtiti and Martin Braithwaite but \u2013 again \u2013 have not yet found solutions for any of them.<\/p>\n

Wage caps in La Liga are calculated prospectively based on a club\u2019s financial health and they must adhere to their cap in order to avoid future financial penalties. The cost of the Covid-19 pandemic had severely reduced Barca\u2019s budget for the 2021-22 campaign.<\/p>\n

It was thought a \u20ac2.7bn investment in La Liga from private equity firm CVC would help Barcelona overcome their difficulties, but the injection has not proven enough to enable the club to hold onto Messi.<\/p>\n

Barca\u2019s opening La Liga game against Real Sociedad is in 12 days\u2019 time, with Ronald Koeman remaining in charge at the Nou Camp following a disappointing first campaign with the club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lionel Messi has reportedly opened negotiations with Paris Saint-Germain, hours after it was confirmed he was leaving Barcelona. Talks between Messi, 34, and PSG are expected to rapidly intensify, that\u2019s according to Sky Italia. The six-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner will be excited by the idea of playing with Neymar again. 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