Messi to leave Paris St-Germain at end of season, coach confirms

Argentina football great Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the end of the season after two years at the club, according to coach Christophe Galtier.

Argentina football great Lionel Messi will leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the end of the season after two years at the club, according to coach Christophe Galtier.

PSG’s game against Clermont on Saturday will be Messi’s last match at the Parc des Princes, Galter said on Thursday (June 1). Messi’s contract expires at the end of June.

The move for Messi, who has 21 goals and 20 assists for PSG in all competitions this season, comes after he moved to the French capital from Barcelona on a two-year contract.

The 35-year-old, who led Argentina to a world championship at the Qatar World Cup in December and also boasts a record seven Ballon d’Or awards, won the Ligue 1 title in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons with PSG as well as the French Super Cup in July 2022.

“I had the privilege of coaching the best player in the history of football,” Galtier said. “This will be his last match at the Parc des Princes, and I hope that he will receive the warmest of welcomes.”