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PSG give up on trying to sign Lionel Messi on a free transfer - report

Paris Saint-Germain have reportedly given up on the idea of trying to land Lionel Messi on a free transfer this summer.

There had been speculation that the French side would make a late offer for the Argentina international after his contract at the Camp Nou expired.

However, according to Le Parisien the Ligue 1 side have now given up on the idea of reuniting Messi with Neymar at the Parc des Princes.

The feeling is Messi wants to stay at Barca, while PSG may struggle to afford Messi as they’vealready signed Gini Wijnaldum, Achraf Hakimi, Sergio Ramos and Gianluigi Donnarumma this summer as well as handing Neymar a new contract.