The signing of Javier Pastore in Qatar was not the best kept secret in the world.
On January 7, the Qatar SC club shared on social networks the editing of a newspaper front page to announce the future arrival of a new element.
Pictured: PSG and Roma shirts, Palermo and Elche crests.
The finest investigators immediately understood that the 33-year-old Argentinian was going to join the Persian Gulf.
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نادي قطر الرياضي (@QatarSportClub) January 11, 2023
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This Wednesday morning, Qatar SC finally formalized the arrival of the native of Cordoba.
All smiles, yellow and black jersey on his back, Pastore will wear number 7. However, the duration of his contract has not been specified.
“El Flaco” left the French capital in 2018. After a three-year stint at AS Roma, his career slowed down further in Spain.
Recruited by Elche, Pastore believes he can display his technique in the eyes of the Spanish championship.
Yet he only played 15 games last season.
Worse, he was only entitled to 4 minutes of playing time during the current exercise before leaving the Spanish club during the season.
The Argentinian took advantage of the break to familiarize himself with the country of his new club.
He attended the World Cup on Qatari soil and was amazed by the performances of Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi.
Pastore is regularly asked about PSG and its footballers.
Recently, he returned to Goal on the reasons for his departure from the capital club, after 45 goals and 57 assists in the Ile-de-France colors: “I did not have the level.
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