Lionel Messi<\/strong> said he did not want to leave Barcelona<\/strong> in an emotional farewell news conference on Sunday. The French club have offered Messi an initial two-year deal, thought to be worth \u00a325m a year after tax, and the six-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner and his representatives are now reviewing and considering it carefully.<\/p>\n Messi also has two other potential options after leaving Barcelona but PSG remain the favourites to sign him.<\/p>\n Barcelona announced Messi would not continue at the club after they were unable to fulfil a new contract that had been agreed with the player due to \u201cfinancial and structural obstacles\u201d.<\/p>\n The Argentina international has spoken directly with PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino this week about moving to the French capital.<\/p>\n Asked if PSG will be his next move at his farewell news conference on Sunday, Messi said: \u201cThat is one possibility, to reach those heights.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve got nothing confirmed with anybody. I had a lot of calls, a lot of interested clubs. At the moment, nothing is closed, but we are talking about a lot of things.\u201d Messi said he did not want to leave Barcelona in an emotional farewell news conference on Sunday.<\/p>\n Messi was in tears as he received a standing ovation in his final Barcelona press conference to announce the end of his 21 years with the club.<\/p>\n Barcelona confirmed Messi\u2019s departure on Thursday night, the same day he returned to Catalonia following his post-Copa America holiday.<\/p>\n Messi had travelled to Barcelona expecting to agree on the details of the announcement of his new five-year deal, and he confirmed he offered to reduce his wages by 50 per cent.<\/p>\n \u201cThis year, my family and I were convinced we were going to stay at home, that\u2019s what we all wanted more than anything,\u201d said Messi.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019d always made this our own, we were at home. We thought we would be staying here in Barcelona. But today, we have to say goodbye to all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
Messi<\/strong> has now received a formal contract offer from PSG<\/strong> but said \u201cnothing is confirmed.\u201d
Messi also has two other potential options after leaving Barcelona.
Lionel Messi<\/strong> has received a formal two-year contract offer from Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n
PSG quickly emerged as the front-runners for his signature, in a move that would reunite him with former Barcelona team-mate Neymar.<\/p>\n