Lionel Messi at his farewell speech at Camp Nou.
The PSG fans go crazy, all of France is waiting for Lionel Messi. A Spanish lawyer is trying to prevent the transfer.
Lionel Messi has caused a stir in Paris and the surrounding area ahead of his expected arrival this Monday. Hundreds of fans were already waiting in front of Le Bourget Airport, a small airport near the French capital, on Sunday evening. They started chants and chants, but their presumably new superhero in a team that is then looking for their equals on the planet has not yet come. Now he should land this Monday, as the media reported unanimously.
The newspaper “Le Parisien” even set up a Messi live ticker. The sports newspaper “L'Équipe” showed Messi on the front page in a photo montage in front of the Eiffel Tower with an aerobatic team – this was, however, in honor of the Olympic Games, which were handed over to Paris on Sunday. They will take place on the Seine in 2024. Messi could also be in Paris by the end of June 2024. According to the Argentine sports newspaper “Olé”, his contract with PSG should be a dated working paper.
According to the Sportblatt, he should earn a total of 120 million euros net in the 36 months, which would be far below what he had recently conceded at the highly indebted FC Barcelona.
Or does the transfer still fail? Spanish lawyer Dr. Juan Branco has filed a complaint with the European Commission about Lionel Messi's upcoming move to Paris Saint-Germain. This is reported by the Spanish sports newspaper “Marca”. The lawyer represents the interests of the members of FC Barcelona, as it is said.
Dr. Blanco argues that PSG are even worse off than Barcelona in terms of UEFA's financial fair play, so a transfer Messi to the French capital should not be approved. The “Marca” quotes from the letter: “The income-expenditure ratio of PSG is significantly worse than that of FC Barcelona in terms of financial fair play. In the 2019/20 season, the ratio between salaries and income of the Parisians was 99 percent, while Barca's was 54 percent. ” The lawyer also refers to the transfers that have already been made by the Parisians (Hakimi, Ramos, Donnarumma, Wijnaldum).
How good are the chances of success of his complaint? Well – probably not that big. After all, the European Commission is not at all responsible for the matter. Uefa is responsible for compliance with Financial Fair Play.
