The captain and figure of the Argentine National Team landed this Tuesday with his private plane at the Paris-Le Bourget airport at 3:13 p.m. in France after more than 13 hours of flight since his departure from Rosario.
Messi, accompanied by his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and his sons Matthew, Thiago Y CyrusThey returned to Paris after the rest days that they spent at home in a private neighborhood in the town of Funes, on the outskirts of Rosario, where they arrived after the celebrations in Buenos Aires for the conquest of the World Cup.
The best player of Qatar 2022 will rejoin PSG training on Wednesday and his return to the courts could be on Wednesday the 11th against Angers in the Parc des Princes, for the 18th. Ligue 1 date.
In between, the current leader and champion of the tournament will play next Friday for the French Cup against Chateauroux, a third division team.
The novelty in Messi’s reappearance at the Camp des Loges, PSG’s training center, will be the absence of Kylian Mbappé. The star of the French national team and Messi’s rival in the World Cup final on December 18 received a license from coach Christophe Galtier.
After playing against Strasbourg (2-1) and Lens (1-3), the forward, author of a hat-trick in the World Cup final in Qatar, was released by the coaching staff along with Moroccan Achraf Hakimi.
Both traveled to New York and were on Monday at the NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and San Antonio Spurs.
There was no official confirmation yet but Messi is expected to receive a warm welcome from the club at his first practice.
For now, the Rosario will meet his Brazilian friend Neymar, who was one of the first to greet and congratulate him through the networks after winning the World Cup.
From that dream day at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar until his return to Paris, Messi lived a burst of 15 days that will remain forever etched in his memory.
The return to Argentina from Doha and the first massive reception at Ezeiza during the early morning hours were the first expressions of affection that Messi received as the new world champion.
On December 20, after spending the night hugging the Cup at the AFA premises, it was the day of the historic celebration in the streets with more than five million people who celebrated the third star.
That same day, Messi moved directly to Rosario and from that moment he settled in his house in the Kentucky Club de Campo neighborhood, located in Funes. On the 10th he only went out for his niece’s 15th party and then for the party he organized with friends and family to celebrate the World title.
Until the last minute he was in the country, Messi was sheltered by fans who cheered him until he boarded his private plane to start the trip to Paris. And the crack returned the affection with some photos and signatures to the fans who crowded outside the Islas Malvinas airport in Rosario.
Almost simultaneously with his arrival, the version of a possible agreement between Messi and Paris Saint Germain for the renewal of the link until 2024 grew again.
During the first part of 2023, the best player in the world will have the challenge of defending the top of League 1 with PSG and the most important thing will be in February.
On February 14, the French champion will receive Bayern Munich, from Germany, for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 and the rematch will be on March 8 in Germany.
At the end of that month it will be his turn to meet again with his teammates from the Argentine national team for the first FIFA date of the year and play, as he wishes, his first matches as world champion.
Source: Ambito
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