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Lionel Messi’s father, Jorge Messi, has spoken out about rumors linking his son to French champion Paris Saint-Germain, calling reports that the negotiations had started as “fake news.”
Messi’s camp is said to be tired of the intensity of the rumors surrounding the Argentine, according to AS, given that he can sign for whoever he wants on January 1.
“Stop making up fake news,” his father wrote on social media regarding an ESPN screenshot that suggested he had started negotiations with PSG.
Manchester City and PSG have become the most likely destinations for Messi should he leave Barcelona at the end of his contract. He tried to leave the club last summer only to be forced to stay because of a misinterpretation of the terms of his contract.
There had been rumors in the English media in recent weeks that Messi had signed a pre-contract with City and was in line to rejoin Pep Guardiola in the Premier League, while these more recent rumors surrounding PSG came from Argentina.
At the moment, no one outside Messi’s close circle can say they know what the Argentine footballer plans to do, but with just two months to go on January 1, we could be close to finding out.
Featured image courtesy of ABC.
