Flares, drums and chants welcomed six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, as he met his new fans at PSG after being officially unveiled in Paris on Wednesday.
The move sees him reunite with ex-Barca team-mate Neymar and France striker Kylian Mbappe. Opening up to that, Messi said that he was excited to feature alongside the the world's best players. Neymar and I know each other very well and hope we will be stronger together and with all our team-mates, the Argentine added.
Ever since his exit from Barcelona, speculations of him joining either PSG or Manchester City did the rounds as not all clubs could afford the mega star. Responding to his signing, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said that they always fulfilled the obligations about Financial Fair Play. As soon as they saw they had the capacity to sign Messi, the club did that.
Messi also talked about his dream of winning the Champions League again and claimed that Paris was the best place to do so. He added that PSG have been close and were ready. he has just come to help.
Interestingly, Messi will wear the No. 30 jersey, the same number he wore in his first two seasons with Barcelona before switching to No. 19 and then the iconic No. 10, which Neymar gets to keep at PSG.
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