Lionel Messi arrives in Paris with his wife and their kids to sign his £1MILLION-per-week, two-year PSG contract as his new club finally confirm his arrival with a video... and he steps out in a 'Paris' t-shirt

 Lionel Messi has arrived in Paris with his wife and children for his medical with Paris Saint-Germain where he will sign a £1million-per-week, two-year deal after leaving cash-strapped Barcelona.

The 34-year-old was pictured at Barcelona airport alongside his wife Antonella and their three children, Thiago, eight, Mateo, five, and Ciro, three, earlier on Tuesday. Antonella, 33, later posted a selfie alongside her husband as they sat on their private jet waiting to fly to France. 

But the Argentine star, who was wearing a t-shirt that said 'Ici c'est Paris' which translates to 'Here is Paris' and is widely used on PSG merchandise and branding, touched down later in the afternoon and was pictured waving to the supporters who had gathered to see Messi's arrival at Paris–Le Bourget Airport.

PSG have posted a teasing clip to their Twitter account, showing six Ballon d'Ors - the amount Messi has won - in front of the Eiffel Tower and a space in the dressing room between Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who the Argentine is likely to play alongside in attack.

Sources at the French club confirmed Messi's lawyers had been poring over the contract proposal since Sunday but gave it their approval this morning.   

The final points of negotiation were understood to have concerned the six-time Ballon d'Or winners image rights, as well as the breakdown of his wages and various bonuses. 

Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed in the hours following Messi's arrival in Paris that he had completed his medical and would move to his hotel to complete formalities over his big-money move, with the player expected to be unveiled as a new PSG player tomorrow morning at 11am, local time. 

Messi's annual salary will be in the region of €63m (£53m), putting his earnings at just over £1m a week. He will sit in France's highest tax bracket of 45 per cent, leaving his take-home pay at around £550,000 per week. 

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Lionel Messi waves to the gathered fans after arriving in Paris on Tuesday wearing a t-shirt that said 'Ici c'est Paris' - which translates to 'Here is Paris' and is widely used on PSG merchandise and branding

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Lionel Messi was all smiles on a private jet alongside wife Antonella as they boarded a flight to Paris to sign a deal with PSG

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