O/T: PSG to meet Messi's buy-out clause if...

Paris St Germain's president will attempt to sign Lionel Messi from Barcelona for €250million if the Catalans choose to meet Thiago Silva's buy-out clause this summer, according to reports in France.

PSG president Sheikh Nasser Al-Khelaifi is unhappy that Barca are continuously being linked with PSG's Brazilian defender and has vowed to play them at their own game.

"If Barca pay the buy-out clause of Thiago Silva then I will meet Messi's buy-out clause," he is quoted as telling ActuSports.fr.

Since the end of last term speculation has been rife that Barcelona will make a concrete bid for the PSG star, but the Ligue 1 champions have insisted he will not leave.

Earlier this week, Camp Nou supremo Sandro Rosell attempted to up the ante as he publicly declared that Barca want Thiago Silva and that has not impressed the player's current club.

Now it appears that PSG are ready to use the financial backing of their Qatari owners to meet Messi's buy-out clause and offer him an enormous contract to see if they can persuade the Argentine to leave Spain.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news ... iago-Silva

Can't see Messi leaving, I seem to remember him rejecting Anzi but if he joined PSG, PSG would be a force for years to come

Can't see Messi leaving, I seem to remember him rejecting Anzi but if he joined PSG, PSG would be a force for years to come

250m though. Absolute crazy money for any footballer.

Incredible is the word for it.

You pay 250m for state of the art houses/football stadiums, that's FIVE Cardiff City Stadium's, If he did ever move, imagine having to justify that price tag

He wouldnt go anyway. Didnt a russian team bid for him and offered him double what he's on, and he refused that

You pay 250m for state of the art houses/football stadiums, that's FIVE Cardiff City Stadium's, If he did ever move, imagine having to justify that price tag

Mental, just mental. Imagine the pressure on him.

The guy is breaking records all over the place.

He will stay and he will keep going.. the record will be untouchable.

Can't see Messi agreeing to go anywhere, he's happy at Barca. Then again why does he have the buy out clause in his contract.

Can't see Messi leaving, I seem to remember him rejecting Anzi but if he joined PSG, PSG would be a force for years to come

The Anzi situation was only to cover up dirty Russian money, Messi isnt stupid and clocked staright away. He would be killed within a month over there aswell probably

Can offer as much as money as they wan't but what Messi can achieve at Barca, can't put money on that.