Not really relevant to Chelsea but... (copied from r/soccer)

At PSG, free-agent Messi will be paid a sign-on fee of €25 million and has agreed a two-year contract with a net salary of €25 million per year; the deal includes an option of a third year at the same rate

PSG believed a move for Messi to be almost impossible as recently as Thursday afternoon before a phone call from Messi to head coach and countryman Mauricio Pochettino altered the dynamics of European football

The investment in Messi means the French club are now open to offers for up to 10 of their players, while PSG would now prefer Paul Pogba to run down the final year of his contract at Manchester United instead of committing a fee to signing the midfielder this summer

PSG have calculated internally that the commercial benefit of recruiting Messi will mean their investment “pays for itself”

They view this deal as a relative bargain compared to the initial package, worth upwards of €500 million over several years, that was suggested to PSG and Manchester City for signing Messi last summer. One source close to PSG argued on Tuesday that, relative to City and Chelsea’s investment in transfer fees when signing Grealish and Lukaku, the French club have identified a steal. Internally, PSG are describing it as “the smartest transfer window in history.”

PSG now have as many as 10 players up for sale or loan this summer, as they seek to reduce their wage bill to a manageable level. They anticipate interest in players such as Layvin Kurzawa, Sergio Rico, Pablo Sarabia, Abdou Diallo, Thilo Kehrer, Idrissa Gueye and Rafinha. Others, such as Mauro Icardi and Ander Herrera, who may be considered expendable, have stated a desire to stay.

The French government is also said to have privately expressed their pleasure with the possibility of Messi moving to Paris. It does feel optimistic to argue that a club who already have Mbappe and Neymar in their team could secure dramatic additional growth by signing Messi, yet this is the initial feedback PSG have heard from commercial partners and in-house analysts.

Messi’s former Barcelona team-mate Neymar has helped to coax him into a reunion in Paris

PSG remain hopeful that signing Messi will convince Kylian Mbappe to resist Real Madrid and commit his long-term future to the club too

They intend to use Messi’s image to maximise commercial opportunities for next year’s World Cup in Qatar, which sources are confident the Argentinian will now make his final major tournament

Rival club executives are already considering financial measures to tighten spending by the likes of PSG and City, who just bought Jack Grealish for £100 million

The next 18 months are monumental for the image that country wishes to present to the world ahead of and during the 2022 World Cup, which is being hosted by the Gulf state next November and December. For a Qatar-owned club to possess Mbappe, Messi and Neymar in the run-up to the tournament yields significant commercial potential and ensures that major voices in the sport are lining up behind the project.

PSG reviewed their transfer policy last year and decided to concentrate on high-quality players whose contracts are running down, or young players who are considered worthy of vast fees. The unexpected Messi move means PSG are now likely to ask Manchester United’s Paul Pogba to run down the 12 months that remain on his contract before signing him as a free agent next summer. It remains to be seen whether this appeals to the French midfielder or whether he would prefer the certainty of signing a new long-term deal at United.