Paris Saint-Germain sporting advisor Luis Campos has made an honest admission about Lionel Messi's future at the club. Messi is at the core of mass speculation as he enters the final five months of his current contract after putting the cherry on top of his career trophy haul with the World Cup in Qatar.
Messi has long been expected to renew his deal in the French capital after suggestions he was nearing a move to MLS side Inter Miami were shut down.
But the 35-year-old is yet to reach an agreement on terms for an extension at PSG, and exit rumours have re-emerged after the winter World Cup.
According to Barcelona reporter Gerard Romero, Messi has no intention of extending his two-year stay in Paris after his World Cup triumph caused a change of heart.
It has sparked the return of links to the MLS and the Middle East, as well as a potential return to Barcelona after his emotional 2021 exit.
However, Campos has reassured PSG fans that contract discussions are ongoing, and the club still hope to tie him down to a new deal.
He told Telefoot: "At the moment, we are in discussions with Messi for his extension. I would like to keep him in this project. I can't hide it.
"We are talking at the moment to achieve this goal and continue to have him with us."
Messi struggled to meet his meteoric standards in his first season in France but has produced impressive numbers throughout his second.
The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner has registered 15 goals and 14 assists in 24 appearances in all competitions this term.
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