Leo Messi closed the circle definitively this Wednesday. Although the commitments were signed and there was no turning back, this Wednesday, Leo dressed in Paris Saint-Germain putting an end to his stage in Barcelona.
After a luxurious presentation, the Park of the Princes became an “interview” for Leo Messi. In the bench area, he had interviews with French, South American, Chinese and Japanese televisions, the club's own media, the BBC, a brief talk with streamer Ibai Llanos and also with the newspaper El País.
In this interview, Messi explained how he sees the LaLiga situation after his departure this year along with Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo or Sergio Ramos in past seasons. “In the end, the important thing in the leagues is the teams. Barcelona and Real Madrid are still there and there are also Sevilla, Valencia and Atlético, which are the big clubs. The clubs were always there despite the fact that players have left. LaLiga continues to be a big and important competition. Other players have already left and the clubs followed. They continued to exist and perform. It will cost Real Madrid and Barcelona, but in a few years they will settle. The great stars are going to return to Spanish football, “the star said in this newspaper.
These were the rest of the statements in the interview with Juan I. Irigoyen in the newspaper El País.
If you consider that Paris's relationship with football will increase, “a city without much tradition” (sic): “Since I arrived I have another feeling. People have shown me the opposite. The reception on Tuesday was crazy.”
A Maradonian presentation: “Really, impressive. It was very exciting for me, but also for all my family who have been able to live all this. It is my first experience outside of Barcelona after so many years there”
How your children have taken it: “Thiago yes. He understands this change and, surely, it will be the hardest for him to assimilate everything that is happening. The other two are small, they follow the older brother and my wife and me. But, beyond the deep pain that he has inside, he has already begun to enjoy and become fond of everything “
Conversation with Pochettino: “When the negotiations with PSG began, Mauricio called me. I asked him what his idea was and he told me that he was delighted and that he was waiting for me in Paris. Surely tomorrow we will talk about what is going to happen on the pitch. But not that day we talk about tactics. “
In which part of the PSG scheme do you think it will be: “I don't know, I have no idea. I'm already here. It's Pochettino's problem. He'll find a way. In the end, we'll all end up adapting.”