PSG close in on Messi’s Paris plan

Lionel Messi. Pic/AFP

Plan A was to stay at Barcelona but after the Catalan club, home for his entire career, ruefully accepted it cannot afford him any more, Lionel Messi was Saturday expected to be about to embark on plan P for Paris.

French fans and media alike were salivating on the effect the superstar's mooted arrival at Paris Saint-Germain would have on the club and the French league as a whole amid reports the Argentinian will end up in the capital.

As France awaited developments with bated breath, Barcelona said Messi will hold a press conference on Sunday while coach Ronald Koeman struggled to accept the sweet sorrow of parting.

"Still hard to understand that you will not play for @FCBarcelona anymore," tweeted Koeman. "Thanks for everything you have done for our club Leo. I really enjoyed the full season we worked together. I am impressed with your work ethic and desire to win."

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