08/10/2021 10:12 PM
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 08/10/2021 10:12 PM
Paris is revolutionized with the arrival of
Lionel Messi
.
From now on it will be the city that will shelter it, at least for two years, until 2023 (there is an option to extend it for one more year).
Leo has already signed the contract with PSG,
posed with the number 30 shirt
that he will wear at his new club,
passed through the Parc des Princes
and made
his first statements as a Paris Saint Germain player
.
"I am excited to start a new chapter of my career at Paris Saint-Germain.
Everything at the club matches my football ambitions
. I know how talented the team and coaching staff are here.
I am determined to help build something special for the club and the fans, and I'm looking forward to going out onto the field at the Parc des Princes,
"said Leo.
"
I am delighted that Lionel Messi has chosen to join Paris Saint-Germain and we are proud to welcome
him and his family to Paris. He has made no secret of his desire to continue competing at the highest level and winning trophies and, naturally, our ambition as a club is to do the same, "said Nasser Al-Khelaifi, president and CEO of Paris Saint-Germain.
Leo Messi Messi and Nasser Al-Khelaïfi at the signing of the contract with PSG.
"
The addition of Leo to our world-class team continues to be a very strategic and successful transfer window for the club
. Led by our excellent coach and his staff, I look forward to the team making history together for our fans around the world." the Qatari continued.
Messi with Ney and Mbappé, in an image released by PSG.
Messi already wears the 30 of PSG
The first images of Messi wearing the PSG jersey number 30 were released from a Qatari Twitter account.
He is seen walking and with the ball, and while he goes to the dressing room, after a production of photos and videos, within the court of the Park of the Princes.
Messi with the PSG shirt.
The official presentation is coming
The appointment will be this Wednesday in the auditorium of the Parc des Princes, at 11 am from France, ie, at 6 in the morning of our country.
It has not yet been confirmed whether PSG will allow fans to enter the stadium or the presentation will only be virtual.
In principle, the conference can be followed live on http://PSG.TV, from 5.
The PSG movie video to greet Messi.
All the intimacy of Messi's trip from Barcelona to Paris
Madness for Leo in France
Since Sunday, the day on which PSG began to sound strongly as the next destination for La Pulga, the airport and the entrance to the Parque de los Príncipes began to fill with people.
And, as the hours passed, more and more people came to greet his new figure.
Thus, this Tuesday, as soon as Messi set foot in Paris, madness was unleashed.
The crack appeared with a smile through a small airport window, took off his mask and greeted a crowd, which was waiting for him with pure shouts, excitement, enjoying what is to come.
Leo will sign his contract for two seasons, with the option of extending it to three, in exchange for 35 million euros per year.
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