Lionel Messi agrees one-year extension with Paris Saint-Germain following discussions during World Cup - report

ByRob Hemingway

Updated 21/12/2022 at 20:00 GMT

Messi's deal to extend with Paris Saint-Germain was reportedly agreed at the beginning of December - despite it being mid-World Cup - and it was the culmination of three months worth of negotiations between the club and Messi's father, Jorge. Messi now looks set to stay at the top table of European football, and is no doubt eyeing one - or perhaps even two - more Champions League titles.

Lionel Messi has reportedly agreed a one-year extension with Paris Saint-Germain, in a move that would keep the forward in the French capital until 2024.

Messi, after so long and so many attempts, finally reached the zenith of his footballing career last weekend as Argentina lifted the World Cup at Qatar 2022.

And now it appears, with the 35-year-old seeming in as good as form as he has ever been, that he is set to stay in European football's elite until 2024, according to a report in Le Parisien, which states there is "an agreement in principle".

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The move would potentially see Messi have two more shots at winning another Champions League title, a competition he has not won since 2015.

The Champions League will also give Messi the chance to dethrone great rival Cristiano Ronaldo as all-time top scorer in the competition, with the ex-Barcelona man needing just 11 goals to go ahead of the Portuguese, the latter being currently without a club.

Messi is currently in his native Argentina celebrating his country's momentous World Cup win, but will be expected back in Paris shortly to help drive his club's campaign for domestic and European honours under Christoph Galtier.

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Lionel Messi of Paris Saint Germain celebrates his goal during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and OGC Nice at Parc des Princes on October 1, 2022

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The report in Le Parisien states that the contract will be finalised upon Messi's return from Argentina, with a meeting alongside PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi and sporting director Luis Campos set to be where the precise value and duration of the deal will be agreed upon.

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