Lionel Messi told to leave PSG as he 'doesn't care' about the club and his contract

PSG are understood to be keen to extend Messi's stay in the French capital, the feeling isn't unanimous across those associated with the club.

According to the Mirror via RMC Sports, former PSG winger Jerome Rothen believes that the club should steer clear of offering the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner a new deal, describing the extension as "bulls***" before claiming that he doesn't think that Messi "wants to prolong the adventure":

""Messi's extension is bulls***, already in terms of numbers. Managing the three is complicated. Afterwards, there is the wage bill. And we saw that PSG is stuck with financial fair play. Because the wage bill has exploded,"

"There, you have the opportunity to recover a large sum of money because Messi's salary is It can allow you to recruit and improve your squad. For all that, it's a very bad idea to extend Leo Messi.

"In terms of image and what he reflects, I would not understand that Leo Messi wants to prolong the adventure. He makes no effort to put the club forward. He is not going to thank the fans, he lowers his head and goes to the locker room.

"Even on the celebration of his goals, his name is chanted, he never has a nice gesture towards the supporters to thank them. So he does not want to invest more in that. It's a false good idea."

Messi has 14 goals and 14 assists to his name for PSG this season, only Mbappe (20 goals) has scored more, with no player offering more goal contributions in the competition.