According to Jérôme Rothen, the Argentinian international was open to the idea of continuing at Paris Saint-Germain, but the latter decided otherwise.
After two mixed seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi finally took a tangent towards Florida. The Argentinian international left as he arrived in August 2021: free of any contract. And yet, a few months before his departure from Paris for Inter Miami, an extension was indeed under consideration. However, the management of PSG preferred to put an end to the Parisian adventure of the seven-time Ballon d’Or, in any case what Jérôme Rothen said at the microphone of Colinterview.
Messi wanted to stay at PSG
“ Nasser Al-Khelaïfi cut to the chase, he really cut to the chase. There are players who had resigned, for example Verratti, he kicked him out. Like Neymar, like Messi… They all wanted to stay “, declared Rothen.
And the 2004 European vice-champion added: “ We can say what we want, Messi can put shots to the right or to the left at PSG, as luck would have it, he wanted to stay. PSG made him understand that it was not possible, his attitude was not possible. So much the better “.
