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FILE - In this Jan.14, 2018 record photograph FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi kicks the shot and scores the 4th extremity of his squad against Real Sociedad during the Spanish La Liga shot lucifer betwixt Barcelona and Real Sociedad, astatine Anoeta stadium, successful San Sebastian, bluish Spain. Barcelona announced Thursday Aug. 5, 2021 that Lionel Messi volition not enactment with the club. He is leaving aft 17 palmy seasons successful which helium propelled the Catalan nine to glory, helping it triumph galore home and planetary titles since debuting arsenic a teenager. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)

Lionel Messi is traveling to France aft agreeing to articulation Paris Saint-Germain, a idiosyncratic with cognition of the negotiations has told The Associated Press, paving the mode for 1 of the game's greats to play for a caller nine aft spending his full vocation astatine Barcelona.

The 34-year-old Argentina prima is acceptable to hold a two-year declaration with the enactment for a further season, said the person, who spoke connected information of anonymity to sermon the declaration up of it being signed and the authoritative announcement.

Messi is acceptable to gain astir 35 cardinal euros ($41 million) nett annually, the idiosyncratic said.

Messi became the astir desired escaped cause successful shot past aft his Barcelona declaration expired. The Catalan nine had hoped to support Messi, who agreed to a wage cut, but it inactive wouldn't person complied with the Spanish league's fiscal regulations.

PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino was successful interaction with his chap Argentine arsenic Barcelona announced past Thursday that Messi would beryllium leaving the nine helium joined arsenic a 13-year-old earlier winning each large trophy and a bid of satellite subordinate of the twelvemonth titles.

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Funded for a decennary by Qatari sovereign wealth, PSG is 1 of the fewer clubs successful the satellite that could concern the signing of Messi.

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