Messi: “At PSG to win everything, Verratti is a phenomenon”

“I am very happy to be here. Everyone knows that my goodbye to Barcelona was difficult to manage after so many years. Coming here has given me happiness and the desire to start again. I want to train soon, meet teammates and coaching staff to start this new stage. of my career “. These are the first words of Leo Messi’s Paris Saint Germain player during the presentation press conference at the auditorium of the Parco dei Principi in Paris. Read also “Neymar and Mbappé? It will be beautiful, there have been many new purchases and there were already very strong ones. I will play with the best and this is always beautiful”, adds the six-time Golden Ball, accompanied by his wife Antonella Roccuzzo and with three children. “How much has Neymar influenced in this transfer? I knew some people in the locker room: Paredes, Di Maria, Neymar, they were important, a determining factor for me to be able to choose PSG”, he continues. And on the objectives: “I come here because PSG is ambitious and we are ready to fight to win everything. This club has always had very strong teams but has never managed to win the Champions League. We are talking about a squadron that has been very close to to win a competition where it is really difficult to win, you need to be a united group and I still don’t know this dressing room but you also need a little luck. Luck must also be sought, what I mean is that in the Champions League the best does not always win, yes it’s a special competition and that’s also why everyone wants to win it. I don’t know if we will eventually get to play against Barcelona but I think it would be nice, hopefully with the stadium full of fans. Surely it would be strange, but this is football and it can happen, we’ll see. ” Messi also dedicates a special mention to Marco Verratti: “Without a doubt he could compete with Xavi or Iniesta. He is one of the best in the world in his role, a huge player. We wanted him to come to Barcelona and instead today I am coming to play with him. It is a phenomenon that I have been able to know even off the pitch “.