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Messi Agrees Two Year Deal With PSG

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4 years ago

August 10, 2021

Joel Ajayi with Agency Report

Former Barcelona Captain, and six-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi has agreed to join Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal and is now said to be traveling to Paris on Tuesday afternoon to seal his move to the French club on a deal worth £25m per year after tax, plus bonuses.

Messi had two other options after leaving Barcelona last week but has opted to move to PSG, who will have the option of extending his stay in the French capital by the third year.

Messi – who will receive a £25m signing-on fee as part of the move – was set to extend his 21-year stay at Barcelona by signing a new five-year deal this summer.

However, the club announced on Thursday that “financial and structural obstacles” meant the deal could not be completed, meaning Messi left as a free agent.

The 34-year-old said he wanted to stay at Barcelona and “did everything” he could to remain at the club, including agreeing to a 50-per-cent wage cut.

However, Barcelona are hamstrung by La Liga’s rules on club spending and even halving Messi’s pay was not enough to ensure he remained at the Nou Camp.

Messi is now set to join PSG, with their potential to compete for major trophies – including the Champions League – understood to be a key factor in his decision to move to France

Messi is also believed to be keen to reunite with Neymar, with whom he won two La Liga titles, three Copa del Reys and the Champions League during their time together at Barcelona.

Asked about a move to PSG at his farewell press conference last weekend, Messi said: “That is one possibility, to reach those heights.

“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.”

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Flying Eagles Step Up Preparations Ahead of AFCON Clash

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6 hours ago

April 23, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Flying Eagles ramped up their preparations for the upcoming Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (AFCON) with a focused training session at the Jewel Sports City training ground in Cairo on Wednesday evening.

The session, which began at 6:00 pm local time (5:00 pm Nigerian time), came just a day after their friendly match against Egypt’s U-20 team, the Young Pharaohs. It lasted for 90 minutes and was designed to sharpen tactical awareness, improve team cohesion, and fine-tune strategic play.

All 24 players in camp participated fully in the session, demonstrating high intensity and focus under the guidance of the coaching crew.

The team is scheduled to continue their training on Thursday evening as they build momentum for their crucial AFCON opener against Tunisia on May 1.

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