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Argentina captain Lionel Messi has reached an “agreement in principle” to renew his contract at Paris St-Germain, says BBC Sport’s Guillem Balague.<\/span><\/p>\n Messi, 35, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, is out of contract at the French club in June 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Earlier this week Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he “would love” Messi to return to the Spanish club where he spent 21 years.<\/span><\/p>\n But Balague says Barca have not approached Messi about a return.<\/span><\/p>\n He will sign a one-year deal with the option of another year and the agreement has come after four months of talks between PSG director of football Luis Campos and Messi’s father Jorge.<\/span><\/p>\n That was followed by a key meeting in Doha with PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi.<\/span><\/p>\n “It is practically all agreed with PSG,” says European football expert Balague. “Barcelona have not approached him or his dad to offer anything.<\/span><\/p>\n “So it is not that Messi does not want to return to Barcelona. He has not been asked the question.<\/span><\/p>\n “Messi is happy with it all and when back from his holidays the agreement will speed up.<\/span><\/p>\n “His life in Paris is balanced, happy, everybody is enjoying it and he has a real possibility of winning the Champions League again. Plus, it will help him be a candidate again for the Ballon d’Or.”<\/span><\/p>\n The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was named player of the tournament at the World Cup as Argentina won the title for the third time with a penalty shoot-out victory over France.<\/span><\/p>\n After leaving Barcelona, Messi <\/span>signed a two-year contract<\/span><\/a> as a free agent, with the option of a third year, in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n He has made 53 appearances for the Ligue 1 side so far, scoring 23 goals in all competitions.<\/span><\/p>\n The Argentine has now won one World Cup, four Champions League titles, one Copa America, 10 La Liga trophies with Barcelona and a Ligue 1 crown in France with PSG.<\/span><\/p>\n Considered one of the greatest players of all time, he scored a record 672 goals in 778 games for Barcelona, the club he joined as a 13-year-old.<\/span><\/p>\n