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Paris Saint-Germain chief Patrick Kluivert discusses signing Barcelona star Lionel Messi
PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are open to signing Barcelona star Lionel Messi, their sporting director Patrick Kluivert has revealed.
Leo Messi hits the back of the net for the first time in 2017
PSG stunned Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday, with Lionel Messi anonymous in Paris.
Barca face exiting the Champions League and are a point behind Real Madrid in La Liga, having also played two games more than the Bernabeu side.
Messi is a player every team in the world would like to acquire
Messi is yet to sign a new contract at Barca, who have admitted they may struggle to meet his demands as the club has a policy of keeping wages below 70 per cent of their budget.
And Kluivert said after Tuesday's game that mega-rich PSG would welcome Messi to the club if he ever decided to quit Barca.
"Messi? Never say never," Kluivert told reporters.
PSG would be open to signing Lionel Messi if he became available
Messi couldn't prevent Barcelona losing 4-0 to PSG on Tuesday
Messi (left) is yet sign a new contract at Barcelona
"The football world might want that but I think Messi is currently happy in Barcelona.
"Am I going to try to sign him? I never said that.
"He is like Neymar, Messi is a player every team in the world would like to acquire."
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