Barcelona member tries to block Lionel Messi's Ligue 1 move as PSG fans wait

While there has been no official announcement on Lionel Messi's arrival, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) supporters are convinced that the six-time Ballon d'Or winner will become the biggest name to grace the Parc des Princes stadium since Qatari owners bought the club 10 years ago.

Le Parisien reported that several hundred fans gathered outside the stadium and Le Bourget airport in Paris on Monday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the former Barcelona legend after rumors surfaced that the 34-year-old would land the French capital to sign a much-anticipated deal.

To their disappointment, Messi didn't show up and a move to Ligue 1 giants PSG might not go as smoothly as they expect.

According to documents seen by Reuters, a Barcelona member has filed complaints with a French court and with the EU's European Commission with the aim of blocking any move by Messi to PSG.

In the complaints, shared by the fan's lawyer, Juan Branco, the Barca member claims that French football authorities have failed to enforce their own financial fair play (FFP) rules in order to help PSG become a force in European football.

Barcelona, like its main LaLiga rival, Real Madrid, is fully owned by its subscription-paying members known as socios.

The FFP rules notably forbid top European clubs from paying their playing squads an excessive share of their total revenues, according to the member's complaints, which also state that the transfer of Messi to PSG would breach the code.