Facing the media this Thursday, Christophe Galtier confirmed the departure of Lionel Messi at the end of his contract this summer. But in the process or almost, Paris Saint-Germain hastened to correct the statement of its coach.
Christophe Galtier’s announcement surprised no one. This Thursday, the Paris Saint-Germain coach took advantage of his press conference to confirm the departure of Lionel Messi. The playmaker has not reached an agreement with his managers to extend his contract which expires in June. Facing Clermont on Saturday evening, during the last day of Ligue 1, the technician therefore demanded a good welcome from the Parc des Princes.
Galtier would have expressed himself badly
” I had the privilege of managing the best player in the history of footballrejoiced the Parisian coach. It will be his last match at the Parc des Princes, I dare to hope that he will be welcomed in the best possible way. This year it has been an important element, always available. The remarks or criticisms, I do not find them at all justified. »
” When you do a season with the World Cup in the middle, you finish with stats of 21 goals and 20 assistsrecalled Christophe Galtier. He has always been at the service of the team. It has been a great privilege to accompany him throughout the season. We could consider this exit as the formalization of the departure of Lionel Messi. Except that Paris Saint-Germain had not planned such an announcement. Or at least not in this timing.
Galtier claimed that Messi will play his last game at the Parc des Princes against Clermont. A statement corrected by PSG which speaks of a last match “this season”
According to our information, this back-pedalling does not call into question the fate of Messihttps://t.co/9OYxzOxzER
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Very quickly after the end of the intervention of his coach, the capital club therefore corrected his statement. ” Christophe Galtier misspoke when he said the game against Clermont would be Messi’s last at the Parc with PSG this season “, clarified the Ile-de-France management to AFP. The coach’s speech, however, resembled a farewell. Moreover, our colleagues from Parisian are surprised by this denial and confirm that Lionel Messi will not be kept. But lately, the Argentinian’s clan has made it clear that all doors are still open for his future, and next season’s latest promotion campaign with Messi in the Parisian shirt also suggests this.
