Paris Saint-Germain should line up at least once its dream trio, Sunday in Reims (8:45 p.m.), for the great debut of Lionel Messi, the return of Neymar and perhaps the last of Kylian Mbappé, coveted by Real Madrid .
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The Mbappé soap opera succeeds in overshadowing the long-awaited first steps of Messi, to close the 4th day in style.
The "
White House
" offers 180 million euros to afford a new "
galactic
" at the end of the transfer window that rocks PSG, after having shone brightly by nabbing Messi at FC Barcelona.
Mauricio Pochettino repeated the club's speech: Mbappé is not for sale and the world champion did not tell his coach that he wanted to leave PSG for Real, assured the Argentine technician.
"
Our president and our sporting director have been clear about the club's position
," Pochettino said at a press conference.
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Nasser Al Khelaïfi, the president of PSG, recalled Thursday on the sidelines of the Champions League draw that his club had not changed its mind and wanted to keep Mbappé.
Wednesday, the sporting director Leonardo had assured that the proposal of Real, 160 million euros, then, passed since to 170 + 10 M EUR, was "
not sufficient
".
Mbappé in training
The object of all this greed was in training Saturday morning, under the cameras of the French and Spanish media, many to follow the possible next recruit of Real.
“
Kylian worked really well in training as usual,
” Pochettino noted.
Mbappé arrived there an hour and a half in advance, red hood on his head, noted an AFP photographer.
He participated in the "
toro
" at the start of the session in the group of stars, with "
Ney
" and Messi.
"
We have not yet given the group
", but the members of the magic trio "
will surely be among the summoned, we will see if they can play from the start of the match
", only dropped "
Poche
".
The trio in training on Saturday.
FRANCK FIFE / AFP
The Auguste-Delaune stadium will be packed for the premiere of Messi in the heart of this fabulous trio.
What reminds the oldest fans of Reimois the time when one of the best players in the world walked their lawn: Raymond Kopa, in the 1950s.
"Very want to play with" Messi
Messi's teammates also salivate.
"
It's a wonderful feeling to play with a player of this quality
", anticipates Georginio Wijnaldum, "
very happy that he joined the club where I signed this summer
".
"
I'm even happier when I see how the person is
", adds the Dutch midfielder, describing a star "
very humble, on the pitch he helps the team, tries to help you as a player
".
“
Messi allows everyone to play at their best, and I appreciate him for that.
We all really want to play with him,
”said“
Gini
”.
Pochettino "
saw a very motivated Leo
" and "
discovered a great pro, an incredible player, who adapts very well to the club and his teammates
".
“
We are a team that likes to dominate, to have possession, and he knows this game,
” adds the coach.
Neymar too should find the blue jersey.
He resumed later, having played and lost the Copa America final against ... Messi and Argentina (1-0 against Brazil), on July 10.
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Afterwards, the brilliant N.30 will return to Argentina to prepare for the matches against Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia.
Neymar will also return to South America to compete with Brazil in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
They will return for the reception of Clermont, then the Champions League debut in Bruges on September 15.
In the meantime, even before the debut of his immense recruit, PSG already dominates Ligue 1, with three victories in three days.
In addition, its competitors, Lille, Monaco, Lyon or Marseille, have already all fallen behind.
And the PSG is not even running at full speed.
Mauro Icardi is absent and Sergio Ramos not yet ready.
Marquinhos should also make his return, in this team with three crowns, in the city which crowned the kings of France ...
