Lionel Messi stated on Wednesday that he was thrilled to have signed with Paris Saint-Germain and that he still wanted to win more titles.
“That’s why I’ve come.” “It’s a big club,” Lionel Messi said at a press conference. “It’s clear that they’re willing to battle for anything.
“It’s my ambition to win another Champions League, and I believe this is the best venue to accomplish so.”
Given that he has not played since winning the Copa America with Argentina last month, the Argentinean admitted he did not know when he would be able to make his debut.
“I’m coming back from vacation; I’ve been off the pitch for a month,” he explained.
“I’m going to need a little pre-season to get myself going. I’m hoping to make my debut soon, but I can’t tell you a certain date. It’s up to the coaches to decide.”
Messi, the six-time Ballon d’Or winner for Europe’s greatest soccer player, signed a two-year contract with a third-year option with PSG on Tuesday.
Messi will travel to Paris to join former Barcelona teammate Neymar.
In 2017, the Brazilian moved from Catalonia to Paris in a world-record 222 million euro ($259.94 million) transaction, but he never shied away from the prospect of reuniting with his close friend on the pitch.
They’ll once again line up together, with Kylian Mbappe as the third member of a formidable frontline.
“It’s incredible to be able to play with Neymar and Mbappe. I’m ecstatic and can’t wait to get started because they’ve made so many good signings “Messi went on to say.
Thousands of ecstatic fans gathered outside the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, beating on drums, waving flags, and singing Messi’s name, proving Al-point. Khelaifi’s
“It was both shocking and crazy to arrive here,” Messi stated.
Source: Reuters
