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Official: PSG says goodbye to Messi

The divorce between Messi and PSG was consummated definitively this Saturday. After the announcement of the non-continuation of Sergio Ramos, The Argentine star will not renew with the Parisian team either, as confirmed by PSG in a farewell statement to Messi. “The PSG is proud to have counted among its ranks the best footballer of all time…”. He landed in August 2021, he leaves with three titles under his arm and without being able to bring the French team closer to their long-awaited dream of winning the Champions League.

This is the farewell statement to Messi published by PSG on their social networks:

After two seasons in the French capital, Leo Messi’s adventure with Paris Saint-Germain will come to an end at the end of the 2022-23 campaign. The club extends its warmest thanks to the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who also lifted a Trophée des Champions and two Ligue 1 titles with the club.

On August 29, 2021, in Reims, Ligue 1 starred in the great debut of La Pulga in French football. 74 games later, the Argentine star has left a mark in France and Europe with his talent, scoring 32 goals, the first of which was against Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on September 28, 2021.in addition to giving 35 assists for Paris Saint Germain. Having been crowned champion of the French league in his first year in the capital, the number 30 also took home France Football’s prestigious Ballon d’Or award over the course of that same season, the seventh in an immense career.

Winner of the recent FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Argentina captain also shone at Paris Saint-Germain during the 2022-23 season. In addition to his 16 goals in 31 Ligue 1 games, he is the top assister in the league, with 16 goal passes to his name, just shy of the record set by his compatriot Ángel Di María (18). Against Strasbourg on matchday 37 of Ligue 1, Messi once again wrote his name in the history books by scoring his 496th goal in Europe’s top five leagues, thus setting another incredible record.

Paris Saint-Germain is proud to have counted among its ranks the best footballer of all time and wishes Leo many more successes in the rest of his career.”

Messi said goodbye to PSG like this: “Thanks to the club, to the city of Paris and its inhabitants for these two years. I wish them the best for the future.” He also had words of thanks to Nasser Al Khelaïfi: “I would like to thank Leo Messi for his two seasons in Paris. Watching a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner at the Parc des Princes win back-to-back French championships and inspiring our young players has been a pleasure.. His contribution to Paris Saint-Germain and Ligue 1 cannot be underestimated and we wish Leo and his family all the best for the future.”

2023-06-03 17:03:36
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