Barcelona will try to sign Paris Saint-Germain striker Lionel Messi this winter, according to Sport.es.
According to the source, the management is ready to take such a step due to the situation with the financial restrictions of La Liga. After the Catalans activated economic levers, the “Rule 1/4” ceased to apply to them, a clause according to which a club that has exceeded the salary limit can spend only 1 euro out of four saved.
In the summer, in the case of Barcelona, this rule will come into force again, making it almost impossible to sign Messi. The initiator of the transfer of Lionel in January is President Joan Laporta.
At the same time, even the winter transition is difficult to execute due to the desire of PSG to keep the 35-year-old football player in the team. Also between the clubs now there are strained relations.
Barça have not yet contacted Messi on this issue.