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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has agreed to join Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on a two-year contract with the option of another year after leaving the Catalans.<\/p>\n

The deal is worth \u00a325m per year after tax with PSG.<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old will receive a \u00a325m signing-on fee;<\/p>\n

Messi was set to sign a new five-year contract at Barcelona but the club was unable to complete the deal due to LaLiga financial fair play rules.<\/p>\n

The six-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner is travelling to Paris Tuesday afternoon to seal his move to the French club where he is likely to partner Neymar and Kylian Mbape in the attack.<\/p>\n

The move puts Paul Pogba\u2019s potential move to the French Ligue 1 giants in jeopardy considering that they also signed Sergio Ramos (former Real Madrid captain), Georginio Wijnaldum (former Liverpool midfielder), Gianluigi Donnarumma (former AC Milan goalkeeper), and Achraf Hakimi (former Real Madrid and Inter Milan defender).<\/p>\n

While the transfers were free, PSG\u2019s wage bill will be bloated.<\/p>\n

More: Sky Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. Former Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has agreed to join Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on a two-year contract with the option of another year after leaving the Catalans. The deal is worth \u00a325m per year after tax with PSG. 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