Messi told to ‘GET OUT of PSG now’ by ex-Barcelona star

Carlo Garganese

• 4 Apr 2023 10:45 BST
• 3 min read

Former France and Barcelona star Emmanuel Petit has launched a withering attack on PSG and told Lionel Messi to “get out of that club now”.

Messi hit the headlines again at the weekend as he continues to be booed and jeered by a large section of PSG’s fans.

The latest incident was on Sunday prior to PSG’s 1-0 home loss to Lyon.

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Former Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder Petit believes that Messi needs to quit PSG immediately.

What did Petit say about Messi?

“When I hear that [the jeers], for me, it’s an insult to football. Get out of that club now, Leo. ” Petit told RMC Sport.

“It’s not a football club. It’s a pre-retirement club, even for 20-year-old players. Nobody has improved while at PSG, is that Messi’s fault? He’s the magician with a wand, it’s up to the players around him to make an effort. Only the PSG fans don’t get that you need a squad built around Messi, which they don’t have, and won’t ever have, because [the management] are terrible in the market.”

Messi’s future is very much in doubt as his contract at PSG expires at the end of the season.

The Parisians are currently in negotiations to renew his deal.

It had been expected for much of the season that Messi would indeed pen a renewal. However, we are now in April and still Messi has not penned an extension.

The consensus among many sections of the media is that Messi is now more likely to leave PSG than stay.

There have been four main clubs fighting it out for Messi’s services next season.

They are signing a new contract at PSG, returning to Barcelona, joining Inter Miami or moving to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Hilal.

Messi joined PSG from Barcelona on a free transfer in the summer of 2021.