PSG coach confirms Messi will not stay at club

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Christophe Galtierconfirmed this Thursday at a press conference that Messi will make his last one at the Parc des Princes on Saturday, which means that the Argentine striker will not wear the shirt of the French club next season.

“I had the privilege to coach the best player in the history of football. It’s a great privilege. Tomorrow is his last game at the Parc des Princes and I hope he will be received in the best way”, said Galtier at the press conference. The coach highlighted that Messi was an “important” player this year for PSG, after a first season in which the Argentine striker had to adapt in his first season as a professional away from Barcelona.

About this, he commented that the star was “always available” and always “present” in training and that, although there were criticisms, he considers them “totally unjustified”. “It has been a great privilege not only to coach him but to accompany him throughout the season”, commented the coach.

In his last game in Paris, Messi will face Clermont in a game valid for the last round of the French Championship, which PSG won in advance last week. Messi arrived at PSG in August 2021 on a two-year contract, plus a third as an option.

After the World Cup in Qatar, it looked like the player and the club were going to activate the extra year, but in recent weeks the positions have drifted apart. The 35-year-old star, seven times Golden Ball and world champion with Argentina in 2022, already has some proposals on the table, such as those from Barcelona itself and Inter Miami, from the United States, in addition to a billionaire offer from Al Hilal , from Saudi Arabia.