There were only a few days between Messi’s departure from Barcelona and his transfer to Paris. Now he has revealed how PSG convinced him.
Lionel Messi did in an interview with the French football newspaper France Football (Saturday edition) reveal how Paris Saint-Germain managed to convince him of a transfer to French Ligue 1 this summer.
FC Barcelona announced in August that a contract extension with Messi had failed and that Messi would leave the club after 21 years: “That’s when I began to wonder how I would come back,” said the 34-year-old.
After leaving Barcelona, Messi revealed that he was lucky enough to be contacted by several clubs and received other offers, “but I have to admit that we reached an agreement with PSG pretty quickly”.
Messi reveals how PSG convinced him to move
That was primarily due to the way the club treated him in the talks: “They showed that they really wanted me and took care of me,” said the Argentina international: “Thank you because I am today very happy.”
The fact that Sergio Ramos, Gianluigi Donnarumma and Achraf Hakimi had already moved to Parc des Princes seems to have made an impression on Messi: “The project obviously won me over. The players, the quality of the group – all these elements made it easier to reach an agreement. “
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