Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi has been accused of 'not giving a damn' about the club amid reports he is not set to extend his contract.
The Argentine World Cup winner has come in for a lot of criticism over the past few weeks and was also booed by the PSG fans in the club's last two games.
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A French journalist Daniel Riolo is just the lastest to criticise the 35-year-old, who has registered 17 goals and 18 assists across all competitions this season.
"He never gave a damn about PSG," the reporter told Tutto Mercato Web, per Sportskeeda.
"Quite simply, he couldn't stay at Barcelona and PSG were the only club that could pay a salary that lived up to his expectations.
"What else did he do? So this year, he only thought about preparing for the World Cup, which was too important for him, when he returned to Paris Saint-Germain (at the start of the season).
"The years at Paris Saint-Germain have shown that when the stakes rise, he disappears. The Messi we see in Paris is at an average level and it's also a bit sad.
"He scored a few goals against medium-small level teams, but then what did he do in the Champions League?
"Last year, in the round of 16, he missed a penalty in the first leg (against Real Madrid) and disappeared in the moment of greatest difficulty in Madrid.
"This year, nothing else happened and Paris Saint-Germain are out in the round of 16 again."
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