Paris St-Germain is in talks with Lionel Messi's representatives about the incorporation of the Argentine forward to the Ligue 1 club after his departure from Barcelona.
BBC Sport has been told that Messi's camp contacted PSG on Thursday once it became clear that Barcelona could not fulfill the contract they had agreed to.
More talks will take place Saturday amid greater confidence that a deal can be reached.
Barça says Messi will hold a press conference on Sunday at 11:00 BST.
On Thursday, the Catalan club said Messi, a free agent, would not stay at the club.
They blamed "economic and structural obstacles" for the player leaving after 21 years.
On Friday, Barça president Joan Laporta said keeping Messi could have put the club at risk for 50 years.
Messi, 34, has been a free agent since July 1, when his contract expired. He had agreed to a new five-year contract with reduced salaries, but the club still had to cut his salary bill to pay it, and he was unable to do so.
The Argentine captain is Barcelona's top scorer with 672 goals and has won 10 La Liga titles, four Champions League titles, and seven King's Cups, in addition to claiming the Ballon d'Or on a record six occasions.
Messi is believed to be comfortable with the idea of joining PSG, given that he already knows several of their players.
Neymar played for Barcelona from 2013 to 2017 before his world record of £ 200 million was transferred to PSG, and Messi remains close to the Brazilian.
Messi is on vacation this month with PSG's Neymar, Paredes, Di Maria, and Ferrari
Messi was photographed with Neymar, as well as his Argentine teammates Angel di Maria and Leandro Paredes and fellow PSG star Marco Verrati on vacation earlier this month.
The deal would be possible under Financial Fair Play because PSG's hiring this summer has largely focused on players without a contract such as a defender Sergio Ramos, midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum and goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, while right-back Achraf Hakimi arrived. from Inter Milan.
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