Barcelona will be unable to give Lionel Messi the honour of retiring his shirt number following his emotional exit from the club.Messi is poised to join Paris Saint-Germain after his departure from Barca was confirmed by the club on Thursday.The 34-year-old was forced to leave because La Liga's financial restrictions made it impossible for Barcelona to renew his deal after it expired at the end of June.Messi has spent his entire senior career with the Spanish giants but has been forced to look for a new club, with Barca facing a financial crisis.
PSG club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi swooped, offering to pay the Argentina international a signing-on fee of £21million (€25m) and has a two-year contract with a net salary of £21m per year,.
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