Javier Pastore associated with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé or Neymar? Technically, the association would surely have worked, these four men breathe football so much. But the story ended in 2019 for the first strong recruit of the QSI era at PSG. When flying to AS Roma, “El Flaco” would have preferred to stay in the capital club. “It was super difficult, yes, because I didn’t want to leave. My heart was telling me: we’re going to stay five years and I’m going to finish my career here (…) For me, it was the right time, I didn’t want to be obstinate, but it was complicated too, ”said Javier Pastore to the media Oh My Goal.
If the Argentinian ended up leaving, it was because he no longer felt up to PSG, despite his desire to stay. “It wasn’t fair. I didn’t think that was fair. I did not have the level of PSG, ”said the former number 27 of the Parisian club. With the arrival of his compatriot Lionel Messi, there is reason to regret a departure for Pastore: “It was the dream adventure for a football player, playing twelve or fifteen years here, playing with Messi, Mbappé, me train with them, and be able to tell my children about it later. It would have been the best gift. »
“El Flaco”, author of 45 goals and 57 assists in 269 games in Paris, including a splendid slalom in the quarter-final first leg of the Champions League against Chelsea in 2014 (3-1), remains linked to PSG for life. “In the end, you have to be honest. PSG gave me a lot, at all levels, personal, sporting and financial. He made sure that I was known all over the world, he introduced me to the selection. For our relationship to remain intact, I felt that I had to stop there, ”recognized Javier Pastore. What once again give a reason, to the Parisian supporters, to love him a little more.
