Reunion with Neymar?
Paris Saint-Germain are confident signing Lionel Messi would be profitable in the long run and hope to complete a deal within a week, as the PA news agency reports. Barcelona announced on Thursday night that the Argentinian superstar would be leaving the Nou Camp, with financial restrictions preventing them from offering him a new contract.
LaLiga has a salary cap, calculated based on a club’s financial health, which was reduced in November in the wake of the financial pressures caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and Barça have been hit hard, making it impossible to offer the six-time Ballon d’Or winner a new contract.
All Ballon d’Or winners since 1990
1990: Lothar Matthäus (Inter Milan – Germany)
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1991: Jean-Pierre Papin (Olympique Marseille – France)
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1992: Marco van Basten (AC Milan – Netherlands)
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1993: Roberto Baggio (Juventus – Italy)
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1994: Hristo Stoichkov (FC Barcelona – Bulgaria)
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1995: George Weah (Paris Saint-Germain/AC Mailand – Liberia)
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1996: Matthias Sammer (Borussia Dortmund – Brazil)
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1997: Ronaldo (Inter Milan/FC Barcelona – Brazil)
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1998: Zinédine Zidane (Juventus – France)
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1999: Rivaldo (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
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2000: Luís Figo (Real Madrid/FC Barcelona – Portugal)
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2001: Michael Owen (Liverpool – England)
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2002: Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Brazil)
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2003: Pavel Nedved (Juventus – Czech Republic)
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2004: Andrii Shevchenko (AC Milan – Ukraine)
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2005: Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona – Brazil)
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2006: Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus/Real Madrid – Italy)
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2007: Kaká (AC Milan – Brazil)
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2008: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United – Portugal)
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2009: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2010: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2011: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2012: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2013: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Portugal)
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2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Portugal)
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2015: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Portugal)
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2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid – Portugal)
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2018: Luka Modric (Real Madrid – Croatia)
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2019: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona – Argentina)
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PSG were understood to initially be of the view that a deal could not be done when the announcement came, but sources close to the matter say a direct approach from Messi to PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino later on Thursday changed the dynamic.
PSG believe Messi transfer would be profitable – Reunion with Neymar?
Overnight the French club undertook a commercial analysis and determined that signing Messi would work within the confines of Financial Fair Play rules. The personal connection between Messi and fellow Argentinian Pochettino and the fact the deal is a free transfer are both factors in PSG pursuing the deal.
Messi level with Neymar
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They believe Messi’s signing would drive up their commercial revenues, both in Europe and in South America should he link up with Brazilian star Neymar, who joined PSG for a world-record fee of €222 million from Barcelona in 2017. The French club had been in contact with Barça earlier in the summer regarding Messi but thought the chance to sign him had passed when it was indicated he would be staying in Catalonia.
With a market value of €80 million, Messi will become the most valuable free transfer in history, surpassing his potential future teammate Gianluigi Donnarumma at the top. PSG had already acquired the services of fellow free agents Georginio Wijnaldum and Sergio Ramos ahead of the upcoming season.
Donnarumma, Alaba, Beckham & Co. – The most valuable free transfers in history
43 Ruud van Nistelrooy – 2010 – Market Value: €16M
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Real Madrid to Hamburg
42 Goran Pandev – 2010 – Market Value: €16M
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Lazio to Inter
41 Ryan Fraser – 2020 – Market Value: €17.5M
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Bournemouth to Newcastle
40 Max Meyer – 2018 – Market Value: €18M
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Schalke to Crystal Palace
39 Mark Uth – 2018 – Market Value: €18M
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Hoffenheim to Schalke
38 Joel Matip – 2016 – Market Value: €18M
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Schalke to Liverpool
37 Maxi Rodríguez – 2010 – Market Value: €18M
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Atlético to Liverpool
36 David Beckham – 2007 – Market value: €19.8M
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Real Madrid to LA Galaxy
35 Edinson Cavani – 2020 – Market Value: €20M
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PSG to Manchester United
34 Henrikh Mkhitaryan – 2020 – Market value: €20M
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Arsenal to Roma
33 Dani Parejo – 2020 – Market value: €20M
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Valencia to Villarreal
32 Mario Balotelli – 2019 – Market value: €20M
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Marseille to Brescia
31 Diego Godín – 2019 – Market value: €20M
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Atlético to Inter
30 Mario Balotelli – 2019 – Market value: €20M
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Nice to Marseille
29 Jack Wilshere – 2018 – Market value: €20M
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Arsenal to West Ham
28 Yevgen Konoplyanka – 2015 – Market value: €20M
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Dnipro to Sevilla
27 Sami Khedira – 2015 – Market value: €20M
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Real Madrid to Juventus
26 Keisuke Honda – 2014 – Market value: €20M
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CSKA Moscow to Milan
25 Fernando Llorente – 2013 – Market value: €20M
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Athletic Club to Juventus
24 Michael Ballack – 2010 – Market value: €20M
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Chelsea to Leverkusen
23 Luis Figo – 2005 – Market value: €20M
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Real Madrid to Inter
22 Yacine Brahimi – 2019 – Market value: €21M
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Porto to Al Rayyan
21 Joe Cole – 2010 – Market value: €21M
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Chelsea to Liverpool
20 Héctor Herrera – 2019 – Market value: €22M
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Porto to Atlético
19 Samuel Eto’o – 2013 – Market value: €22M
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Anzhi to Chelsea
18 Willian – 2020 – Market value: €22.5M
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Chelsea to Arsenal
17 Thomas Meunier – 2020 – Market value: €24M
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PSG to Borussia Dortmund
16 Sergio Agüero – 2021 – Market value: €25M
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Manchester City to Barcelona
15 Ander Herrera – 2019 – Market value: €25M
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Manchester United to PSG
14 Georginio Wijnaldum – 2021 – Market value: €30M
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Liverpool to PSG
13 Santi Mina – 2019 – Market value: €30M
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Valencia to Vigo
12 Emre Can – 2018 – Market value: €30M
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Liverpool to Juventus
11 James Rodríguez – 2020 – Market value: €32M
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Real Madrid to Everton
10 Adrien Rabiot – 2019 – Market value: €35M
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PSG to Juventus
9 Michael Ballack – 2006 – Market value: €35M
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Bayern Munich to Chelsea
8 Hakan Calhanoglu – 2021 – Market value: €35M
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AC Milan to Inter Milan
7 Aaron Ramsey – 2019 – Market value: €40M
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Arsenal to Juventus
6 Leon Goretzka – 2018 – Market value: €40M
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Schalke to Bayern Munich
5 Stefan de Vrij – 2018 – Market value: €40M
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Lazio to Inter
4 Memphis Depay – 2021 – Market value: €45M
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Olympique Lyon to Barcelona
3 Robert Lewandowski – 2014 – Market value: €50M
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Borussia Dortmund to Bayern Munich
2 David Alaba – 2021 – Market value: €55M
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Bayern Munich to Real Madrid
1 Gianluigi Donnarumma – 2021 – Market value: €60M
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AC Milan to PSG
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