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THE '10' WANTED TO STAY BY HIS SIDE

Messi's promise that Neymar 'passed over' before going to PSG

Published:27/10/2022 - 19:36h

Updated:27/10/2022 - 19:36h

Lionel Messi did everything he could to prevent Neymar Jr. from leaving for PSG. In fact, the Argentine star would have promised the carioca to do everything possible to help him win the Ballon d'Or

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The summer of 2017 marked a before and afterwards in the recent history of the FC Barcelona. The Barcelona square had in his rows to the that was one of the best 'tridents' offensive of the history, conformed by Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez and Neymar Jr. The trio of sudamericanos was the main culprit of part of the successes attained by the culés in the past decade, achieving the second 'triplete' of the club in 2015 and raising the last 'Orejona' blaugrana.

However, the 'history' would come to an end during the window of signings of the 2017, when Paris Saint-Germain took the decision to convert to Neymar in the main 'star' of his project and credited the 222 million euros of his clause of rescission, converting to the Brazilian in the traspaso more expensive of always. That 'bombazo' was a milestone in the history of the football, since the high sum deposited by the French entity 'infló' the market and the prices to pay by the footballers shot .

Further of the impact generated in the sport, the exit of the carioca left a big empty in Can Barça, where never could achieve the ideal replacement of the attacker. Lionel Messi was one of the members of the staff that more regretted the game of 'Ney', as he same has admitted it publicly. "With Neymar know us by heart. It had liked me play more time with him in the Barça. And afterwards the life allowed us reencontrarnos in Paris. I am loved to be to his side", even said the rosarino.

In fact, the wish of the Argentinian star to follow beside Neymar in the Spotify Camp Nou was such that this was had to do until the impossible for avoiding his course to the Park of the Princes. Like this it has informed it the journalist Alfredo Martínez, the one who has ensured that Messi promised him to the ex player of the Saints that would do what was to his scope to help him to achieve the Balloon of Gold with the end that this refused the offer of the PSG and remained in the City Condal.

A pair 'lethal'

In spite of that the attempts of the crack 'albiceleste' were in vain, the football has gone back them to gather in the French capital, where have gone back to dominate the football. After crossing a season complicated as it went it the 21-22, both figures seem to have achieved his best state of form and 'arrasan' dressing the red and blue T-shirt, with which lead Tie it 1 and are near to certify the first place of his group in the Champions League, competition in which they are ones of the big favourites.

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