With Paris Saint-Germain and Lionel Messi understood to be in talks over a contract renewal, there are reportedly two key factors the player and the club disagree on.
With just three months remaining on Messi's contract at PSG, speculation over where his future lies continues to make the rounds.
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It is unclear at this point what the player wants, having kept his cards close to his chest, but he is said to be in talks with the French giants over a potential renewal.
According to Le Parisien journalist Dominique Severac, however, the two parties have reached a deadlock on two things, one of them being the duration of his proposed extension.
It is said that PSG want the Argentine to put pen to paper on a one-year contract, but Messi is interested in a two-year extension, after which he would be 38 years old by the time it expires in June 2025.
Another stumbling block in negotiations is the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner's potential salary, although it is unclear if he is expecting to earn more than what is being offered by the Parisians.
As such, talks have stalled and French newspaper L'Equipe has since claimed that Messi is tempted to leave the Parc des Princes.
Should he depart, he will have no shortage of potential suitors, with David Beckham's Inter Miami having publicly expressed their interest in bringing him to the United States, where his deal could be funded by the entire Major League Soccer division.
In Europe, his former club FC Barcelona and Italian giants Inter Milan are also believed to be in the race for his signature.
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Argentina legend Mario Kempes, though, has insisted that PSG is the ideal destination for the 35-year-old.
"If he wants to play in the next World Cup, he will stay very well in France," the 1978 FIFA World Cup winner told TyC Sports.
"For the Champions League, it is costing him a bit. At PSG, in three years, he will be perfect. We will also see him in the Qualifiers. Little by little, we will see Messi's physical rhythm.
"There is one thing in which Messi beats everyone: he runs when he has to run. It's not that he runs to vice. No. If he continues with this winning mentality, it will be like that. He will not arrive like now in 2022, but with his left foot he has one hand and can put it anywhere."
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