Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi signed a contract with French league membership Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after transferring to Paris on Tuesday to finalize his switch.
A crowd of PSG supporters had gathered on the airport and chanted “Messi! Messi!” to welcome the participant.
During his time at Barcelona, Messi received six Ballon d’Or titles, an indication of his standing as one of many best of all time. Messi turned essentially the most needed free agent after Barcelona’s contract expired final 12 months. He agreed to play for the Catalan membership over a pay minimize, however Spanish league monetary guidelines ended his affiliation with the membership he had joined as a 13-year-old.
A brand new one in Paris!
PSGXMessi ️💙 pic.twitter.com/2JpYSRtpCy
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) 10 August 2021
While PSG needed to pay 222 million euros (then $261 million) to signal Neymar from Barcelona in 2017, there was no switch price for Messi.
Messi is the most recent big-name arrival at PSG on a free switch this summer time after coach Mauricio Pochettino left Real Madrid after dismissing Spanish defender Sergio Ramos. Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum additionally joined after ending his contract with Liverpool. Italy’s Euro 2020 profitable goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma additionally joined after his contract with AC Milan expired, whereas
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️💙 #PSGxMESSI pic.twitter.com/SngjpDiueb
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) 10 August 2021
Moroccan fullback Achraf Hakimi reportedly joined Inter Milan for 60 million euros ($70 million).
The arrival of Barcelona’s all-time report scorer with 682 targets will increase PSG’s ambition to win the Champions League for the primary time. Messi received 4 Champions League titles whereas at Barcelona, in addition to 10 La Liga titles.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
