Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has identified Mohamed Salah as Lionel Messi’s replacement to partner Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, according to El Nacional.
Messi is currently in the final months of his contract with the Parisian club and is yet to reach an agreement with the French side about a new deal. While a return to Barcelona seems unlikely, Messi reportedly has lucrative offers from Saudi Arabia and the MLS.
Hence, the attacker’s future is uncertain and he could be on his way out of the club in June.
According to reports, PSG are keeping tabs on Salah as a potential replacement for the Argentine. Liverpool have had a dismal season so far as the Reds are currently languishing in the tenth spot in the Premier League table.
The Egyptian, however, has continued his sublime form. He has scored 17 goals and has provided seven assists in 31 games across competitions.
Salah has been prolific for the Reds since joining the club in 2017. In 285 games, he has scored 173 goals and has provided 70 assists.
The 30-year-old could contemplate leaving Liverpool if Jurgen Klopp’s side fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. He could be a fitting replacement for Lionel Messi and would form a balanced front three alongside Kylian Mbappe and Neymar.
PSG Urged to Part Ways With Lionel Messi as “The Wage Bill Has Exploded”
Talking on the ‘Rothen Ignites’ show on RMC Sports the former PSG and French forward said that it is a very difficult job for Christophe Galtier to manage three superstar personalities of Kylian Mbappe, Neymar Jr., and Lionel Messi. Rothen also talked about PSG transfer policies and that the French Champions’ huge wage bill might end up in their transfer business being blocked by financial fair play rules.
He said: “Managing the three is complicated. After that, there is the wage bill. And we saw that PSG is blocked with the financial fair play. Because the wage bill has exploded.”
Rothen further emphasized his point by saying that if PSG let Messi go, it can decrease their wage bill substantially which will leave room around for the club to sign new players and fill the squad. He laid out all of these points to make a case for PSG to not extend Messi’s contract.
He said: “There, you have the opportunity to recover a large amount of money because the salary of Messi is substantial. It can allow you to recruit and improve your squad. For all that, it’s a very bad idea to extend Leo Messi.”
Even though Messi has aged and is heading toward the eclipse of his career, he has been delivering brilliant performances and helped Argentina win the World Cup. Messi has also been among the top goal scorers of the Uber Eats Ligue 1 with 10 goals and is number 1 on the assists charts with 10 assists.
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