A year of pressure: This has been the path of PSG to 'convince' Leo Messi

Lionel Messi left to be player of the FC Barcelona and already is about to recalar in the Park of the Princes, like the big signing of the Paris Saint-Germain in this market of signings and to cost zero. The interest from the French capital did not be overnight, and much less since the Barça announced that 'The Flea' went to abandon the team after a big path, in which it won it absolutely everything.

The PSG carries working in the signing of Leo Messi from the past year, when more broken was the relation of the Argentinian with the club. Never they have denied his interest and have made public it, one and again. First fuand Neymar Jr, afterwards Leonardo, Leandro Walls, Marco Verratti, Ángel gave María, To the-Khelaïfi and even Sergio Bouquets... All have manifested, at least once, his wish to see to the of Rosary in Paris. To continuation, review all the 'indirect' of the members of 'them parisiens':

On 3 December 2020, after a party of the Champions League, Neymar Jr confessed that his big dream was to go back to play with his fellow and ex mate, Messi, with the one who already had shared changing room before in the Camp Nou: "What more want to is to go back to play with Messi, to enjoy with him again. Sure that the next year, have to do it"... And it is very near to turn into reality.

"What more want to is to go back to play with Messi, to enjoy with him again. Sure that the next year, have to do it"

Later, it went the sportive director of the PSG, Leonardo, the one who pronounced in this regard: "Big players like Messi always will be in the list of the PSG. We are seated in the big table of which are following closely the case. In fact, no, still we are not seated, but our chair is reserved in case...", it explained on 18 January of this year.

So alone ten days after the words of the Brazilian, Ángel gave María went back to relate to Messi with the PSG: "My woman said me 'if it comes Leo, remain us at least and him hacés the roasted'. Already with this say you everything. It would be the maximum. It could not ask him at all more to the football". Immediately afterwards, 'it jumped' Mauritius Pochettino: "we Share the two that have put us the T-shirt of Newell's and this is something very big. It joins us this bow".

"It would give him the balloon to Neymar and Messi, I would remain me backwards and would look. It would be something wonderful have it, another gift that would do me the football"

Marco Verratti, midfield player of the Parisian group, also stood out, at the beginning of February, that would like him play with Leo Messi: "Claro that it would like me play with Messi. It would give him the balloon to Neymar and Messi, I would remain me backwards and would look. It would be something wonderful have it, another gift that would do me the football", confessed.

From France kept the silence by a time, while 'The Flea' shined with the Barça and struggled by a doublet, but on 5 April Gave María went back to insist in a hypothetical arrival of his compatriot, highlighting that he had agreement and it would be necessary to expect to see what happened in the future: "Today I Read it is player of the Barcelona and has agreement, will see what happens in summer", said the 'Noodle'.

The PSG did not tire to insist

"I said him to Laporta that now all have right to speak with Messi. What can say is that all the big players want to come to the PSG", went the words that mentioned Nasser To the-Khelaifi at the beginning of the month of June. However, in this moment was 'safe' that Messi went to be followed in the Barça, except surprise (as there has been it finally).

Leandro Walls, another of his compatriots, also was pessimistic after the Glass America, because it saw it impossible: "it spoke a lot in the club when it knew that Leo could come to Paris. It was a dream imagine that it could be with us the next season, but will not be like this, expect that it like him the place where is playing".

Sergio Bouquets was the last in pronouncing . The ex captain of the Real Madrid confessed that "it likes me play with the best players and Messi has been one of the best of the world. Always I have said that Messi always will have a gap in my team".