By criticizing the decision of the Argentina staff to have retained striker Lionel Messi (34 years old, 5 games in L1 this season) and midfielder Leandro Paredes (27 years old, 2 games in L1 this season), however injured and absent in the last Paris Saint-Germain matches (see here), the sporting director of the Red and Blue Leonardo has drawn the wrath of the Argentinian press.
“PSG against Lionel Messi. The tension grows and the drifts can be very dangerous. (…) Short circuits also exist internally, because while Leonardo displayed a very hard position, Mauricio Pochettino had already indicated that Messi would join its selection, ”explains the daily La Nacion. For its part, the newspaper Olé goes further with a tackle in due form.
“Leonardo defends an idea: he is responsible for the most money-intensive workforce on the planet, and he complains that we Argentines have the possibility of profiting more from Messi than the Parisians. already complained twice this week. Leonardo is looking for reasons to justify the fact that his ‘superb team’ does not crush everything yet. But he knows that for the Qatari bosses of PSG, it is beneficial that Messi shines in club as in selection for the next World Cup “, we can read. A cash response!
