ESPN.com · May 3, 2023
What happened between Messi and PSG, and why he'll leave this summer
If there was still a doubt in the past 48 hours, there is total clarity now: Lionel Messi will not be a Paris Saint-Germain player next season.
The Argentina international's contract expires in June and even if the club and player had agreed in principle back in November to continue the adventure together, things have changed dramatically since the turn of the year. It's over and those relationships have fractured, so Team Messi will begin figuring out where he will be playing for the 2023-24 season.
The latest chapter in the difficult relationship between Messi and PSG is also, in essence, the last straw for the club, so let's review where things went wrong.