Lionel Messi finally signed his eagerly anticipated Paris Saint-Germain contract on Tuesday night to complete the move that confirms the end of a career-long association with Barcelona and sends PSG into a new era. “I am excited to begin a new chapter of my career at Paris Saint-Germain,“ Messi said. “I am delighted that Lionel Messi has chosen to join Paris Saint-Germain and we are proud to welcome him and his family to Paris,“ PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi said. While PSG had to pay 222 million euros (then $261 million) to sign Neymar from Barcelona in 2017, there was no transfer fee for Messi. Messi won every major honor with Barcelona and was granted a tearful exit news conference on Sunday to signal the end of an era.

Source: thestar August 10, 2021 10:55 UTC