PARIS, Aug 11 ― Lionel Messi said today he was delighted to have signed for French club Paris St Germain and that he was ready to help the team clinch their first ever Champions League title. The Argentinean forward had agreed to stay at former club Barcelona after his deal expired at the end of...
PARIS, Aug 11 ― Lionel Messi said today he was delighted to have signed for French club Paris St Germain and that he was ready to help the team clinch their first ever Champions League title.
“I’m coming back from holiday. I need a bit of a pre-season and get myself going. Hopefully debuting can be soon but I can’t give you a date. It’s up to the coaches.”Eyebrows were raised as to how PSG could afford to sign Messi within Uefa’s Financial Fair Play regulations. However, club chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi, who was sat alongside Messi, insisted the deal was well within their economic scope.
Al-Khelaifi’s point was backed up by thousands of excited fans who had gathered outside the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, banging on drums, waving flags and chanting Messi’s name.“It was the icing on the cake as if I needed any more convincing. I’m grateful to the fans, it was crazy to see people on the streets in Paris without the deal even being done last week. I was stunned.”
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