French club Paris Saint-Germain have been forced to open the doors to the departure of Argentine star Lionel Messi as his contract expires after the current season, according to press reports.
And the French newspaper L’Equipe said in a report that Paris Saint-Germain want Messi and Sergio Ramos to continue, but with a cut in their salaries.
It states that Messi earns 3.375 million euros a month, while Ramos receives 791.6 thousand euros.
Why are PSG extending all Messi and Ramos prizes?
Au-delà de la question de leurs rendements sportifs, Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos perçoivent des emalumements qui pèsent lord sur les comptes du PSG, sous la pression du fair-play financier: https://t.co/ilYU4n9DnQrice.twitter.com/iJYFoIxi2z
– L’EQUIP (@lequipe) March 30, 2023
And confirmed that the Argentine star and the Spanish veteran defender are refusing to take a pay cut in light of the fact that they have very attractive offers from Saudi clubs.
She noted that the Saudi club Al-Hilal offered Messi a salary higher than the salary of Al-Nasr striker Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Al-Nasr club offered 30 million euros per season over two years to poach Sergio Ramos.
And a well-known French newspaper has confirmed that the 35-year-old Messi is currently leaning towards leaving Paris Saint-Germain, and it is unlikely that the Paris administration will make additional efforts to persuade him to continue.
As for the 37-year-old Ramos, the Paris club is in the process of replacing him, signing Slovak Inter Milan defender Milan Skrinjar as a free agent.
And Equip has completed its report that Paris Saint-Germain is currently complying with the agreement signed with the European Football Association to legalize its financial terms within 3 years while being fined $60 million . euro and does not want to violate the rules of fair financial play.
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