PSG have arrived in Japan.
The group of 25 players and new coach Christophe Galtier landed at Haneda airport in Tokyo shortly before midday where around 100 fans were waiting for them, but they had to wait nearly two hours before leaving the premises, the time to submit to the anti-covid procedures put in place by the Japanese authorities, according to a source close to the organization.
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The three stars of the team, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Neymar, accompanied by Galtier, then went to a hotel in the Japanese capital for a presentation of the tour, in front of a hundred local journalists.
The event, initially announced as a press conference, was quickly dispatched and boiled down to a very short question-and-answer session between the three players and a presenter, focusing on their first impressions of the country and their knowledge Japanese soccer.
We hope to spend ten quality days preparing well and discovering all the beauties of the country.
Kylian Mbappe
Three fans also took to the stage to each ask a question to one of the three Parisian attackers, without the possibility for the media present to question the players.
They quickly left the scene after a photo session with veteran Kazuyochi Miura (55), ambassador of the tour.
“
It is a great pleasure for us to be here, we have already had a wonderful welcome from the airport, going to and arriving at the hotel.
We hope to spend ten quality days preparing well and discovering all the beauties of the country
,” said Mbappé.
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“
Japanese football has made great strides over the years.
They are very organized and competitive.
They have become much more physically competitive
,” Messi said. “
Japan is a
(national) team
that fights hard and runs a lot.
They have gradually improved and I expect these games to be tough
“said Neymar for his part.
The Parisians will be entitled to a first training session on Monday open to the public.
The first friendly match is scheduled for Wednesday against Kawasaki Frontale in Tokyo.
Two other matches are also scheduled against Urawa Red Diamonds on July 23 in Saitama and Gamba Osaka on July 25 in Osaka.
PSG will leave Japan on July 28 directly for Tel Aviv where they are due to play for the Champions Trophy on July 31 against Nantes.
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