PARIS (Reuters) -Lionel Messi has reached an agreement to join Paris Saint Germain (PSG), sports newspaper L'Equipe said on its website on Tuesday, after days of speculation over the Argentine's future following his departure from Barcelona.
Messi, who established himself as one of the world's greatest footballers during a glittering stay at the club he joined as schoolboy, will arrive in the French capital later on Tuesday, it said.
The PSG frontline is already formidable, with Messi's former Barca team mate Neymar and young France striker Kylian Mbappe seen as two of the best players on the planet. Messi is the latest big-name arrival at PSG on a free transfer this summer after coach Mauricio Pochettino's side snapped up Spanish defender Sergio Ramos after he left Real Madrid. Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum also joined after running down his contract with Liverpool.
The arrival of Messi, whose last contract with Barca was worth a total of 555 million euros and reported to be the most lucrative in world sport, is also set to provoke a renewed new debate about UEFA's financial fair play rules.
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