After winning The Best, what the PSG owner said about Messi and surprised
Lionel Messi was the star of the award ceremony for The Best, organized by FIFA. The top winner of the Ballon d’Or (7) obtained the award by beating Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi in the votes. After the gala, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, president of PSG, referred to the future of Lionel Messi and his words surprised everyone.
Unfortunately for FIFA, despite the fact that the awards were a resounding success and the ceremony was certainly entertaining, no football award ceremony is spared from controversy and being accused of “injustice”. The Best award had, at least, a couple of awards that are at least debatable. For example, the award given to the best goalkeeper in the world, a category in which the nominees were: Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Marinez (Aston Villa), Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid), and Yassine Bounou (Sevilla).
To the surprise of many fans, the award did not go to the Belgian from Real Madrid, despite the fantastic season he had, saving the club from him and being a crucial factor in their UEFA Champions League win. Emiliano Martinez was the winner of the award, for what he achieved in the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Be that as it may, in one of the only awards where there was practically no debate, it was the one won by Lionel Andres Messi, the best soccer player of the year, and as Gianni Infantino said at the ceremony, “the best player in the world.”
The captain of the Argentine team does not stop making history. At 35 years old and despite the fact that his detractors pointed out that he was finished, he had a superb World Cup and this helped him win the second The Best in his career. The best player in history finished in first place with 54 points, surpassing ‘Donatello’s’ 44 and Karim Benzema’s 34.
After the award that the Rosario won, Al-Khelaïfi spoke about his future. Leo ends his contract with PSG in mid-2023 and the board hopes to convince him to sign an extension until 2024. “I am very happy for Leo Messi and proud that a Paris Saint-Germain player has won the Player of the Year award of FIFA. He deserves it. Contract extension? We want him to stay and he knows it, ”he told the press.
The money that Leo would claim to renew his relationship with the Ligue 1 champion:
According to L’Équipe, Lionel Messi would claim a net salary of 35 million euros after winning the World Cup with the Argentine team. The PSG board of directors will meet with the ‘Flea’ environment after the key to the round of 16 of the Champions League against Bayern Munich. Meanwhile, FC Barcelona dreams of his long-awaited return, although economic conditions would block the dream of the Blaugrana fans.
