The night that sealed Messi's fate: Verratti tells what nobody knew

Leo Messi's arrival at Paris Saint-Germain has been filled with different theories, due to the way he ended up leaving FC Barcelona. In this regard, Marco Verratti has revealed in an interview with 'La Gazzetta Dello Sport' the details of a dinner prior to the Argentine's arrival in France.

Thus, the meeting took place in Ibiza, where Verratti shared a table with his teammates Neymar, Ángel Di María, Leandro Paredes, and the star of the 'albiceleste', who at that time still defended the jersey of the 'azulgrana' team.

Although it all started as an informal dinner among friends, the relaxed atmosphere and shared conversations sowed what, as the hours passed, would consolidate as the beginning of Messi's bond with PSG.

"I remember a great night that became almost magical. We are in Ibiza, Neymar comes to me and tells me that tonight we are also going to have dinner with Leo Messi," begins the current Al-Duhail midfielder.

He also added that "Leo, Paredes, Ney, Di María and I ended up at the table. We talked and we were fine. And we give him, so to speak, a push so that he can come to Paris. Late at night we say goodbye and the next day we read that there are problems between him and Barcelona."

Hours later, the global bombshell shone: Messi would not continue at Barça

In this argumentative order, after the intimate meeting between friends, at dawn football received an unexpected plot twist: the 'azulgrana' club officially announced that it could not renew Leo Messi's contract, due to the delicate financial situation it was going through. Turning what seemed impossible into reality in a few hours.

In this way, amidst the confusion, Neymar was in charge of telling Verratti the turn that was about to materialize. With a brief phrase, the Brazilian revealed the news that would change everything: "Marco, Leo is coming with us."

Messi's time at PSG, marked by boos and not winning the Champions League

When Messi arrived at PSG in August 2021, it was expected that, after forming what was probably the best offensive trident in Europe, alongside Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappé, setting as the main objective the obtaining of the UEFA Champions League, which they finally could not achieve.

Messi's cycle in the Parisian team was marked, in addition to not winning the Champions League, by receiving boos from the fans up to three times. The first time was in March 2022, before the match against Bordeaux, after being eliminated against Real Madrid in the top European competition.

The second occasion was in April 2023, before the match against Olympique de Lyon, while the third was in May of the same year before the match against Ajaccio.

Lionel Messi, in the 2021/22 season, played 34 matches with the PSG jersey, in which he scored 11 goals and gave 15 assists, while in 2022/23 he played 41 matches, where he scored 21 goals and assisted on 20 occasions. He also won two leagues and a French Super Cup, before moving to Inter Miami.

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