After the consecration of Lionel Messi with the Argentine national team in the World Cup in Qatar 2022 and the future of the Argentine has everyone in suspense. There have already been several meetings with PSG and everything seems to indicate that the flea will renew his contractwhich ends in June.
But not everyone in France agrees and So did Joreme Rothenformer French player, who surprised the Argentine with an unusual criticism.
“Messi’s extension sucks, even in terms of the squad. Managing MNM is complicated. Then there is the issue of payroll. We saw PSG blocked by the Financial Fair Play. Because the payroll has skyrocketed. Now he has the opportunity to save a large sum of money since Messi’s salary is substantial. And reinforce the template“said the former Monaco and PSG footballer.
Then he stated: “It’s a very bad idea to extend with Messi. Messi does not bother to take the club forward. He doesn’t want to thank the fans, he lowers his head and goes to the locker room. Even when he celebrates his goals, his name is chanted, but he never made a nice gesture of thanks to the fans.”
Who is Rothen, the former PSG player who criticized Messi
Jerome Rothen is a 44-year-old French former footballer with past in the Monaco, where he fought for ownership in the team in 2003 with Marcelo Gallardo. He then spent five seasons in the paris saint germain also.
He also had a brief stint in the France national teamwhere played 13 games and scored one goal. currently develops as sports commentator at RMC Sport. He had already been critical of Neymar and this time he added Messi to his questions.
