After his shock departure from the Spanish club, Lionel Messi arrived at Barcelona airport on Tuesday and was expected to fly to France to join Paris Saint Germain (PSG).
Two newspapaer agencies, L’Equipe and Mundo Deportivo, said the player had reached an agreement to join PSG on a two-year deal.
The six-time Ballon d’Or winner established himself as one of the world’s greatest footballers during a glittering stay at Barcelona, will arrive in the French capital later on Tuesday, L’Equipe said.
The PSG frontline is already formidable, with Messi’s former Barca team mate Neymar and young France striker Kylian Mbappe seen as two of the best players on the planet.
Moreover, the arrival of Messi, whose last contract with Barca was worth a total of 555 million euros and reported to be the most lucrative in world sport, is also set to provoke a renewed new debate about UEFA’s financial fair play rules.
