Barcelona President Joan Laporta spoke about the departure of Argentine forward Lionel Messi from the Catalan team to the French Paris Saint-Germain.
“I had to make this decision. The club is the most important. I was upset. I had to make a choice and I chose this club. We met eyes in Paris”, – quoting the words of the President of “Barcelona” World Deportivo.
Recall that Messi moved to PSG in August 2021. The Argentine decided to leave the team after spending 18 years in Barcelona. Together with him, he became Spanish champion ten times and won the Champions League four times.
Messi has made 29 appearances, scored 18 goals and provided 16 assists for PSG this season in all competitions.
In December, Messi became the world champion in the Argentina national team, defeating France on penalties in the final. He scored seven goals and made three assists in the tournament and was considered the best player.
before Messi saidHow his situation has changed since his first season at PSG.