Paris Saint-Germain have denied that they have agreed terms with Lionel Messi after their owner's half-brother appeared to imply on social media that a deal had been completed for the Argentine.
The veteran attacker has been widely tipped over the past two days to join the Ligue 1 giants after his renewal with Barcelona broke down at the last hour to leave him seeking a new club.
On Friday, Khalid bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani - half-brother of the Emir of Qatar, PSG's owner - indicated that a deal had been struck for Messi, but now the club has refuted such claims outright.