Lionel Messi will play his final game at Paris Saint-Germain’s home stadium, Parc des Princes, on Thursday, and coach Christophe Galtier expressed his hope that supporters will treat him with respect.
Messi leaves PSG: Messi’s two years with Qatar-backed PSG will end in the match against Clermont on Saturday. PSG has already won the Ligue 1 championship an unprecedented 11 times.
Following PSG’s elimination from the Champions League by Bayern Munich in the round of 16, the Argentinian World Cup winner has received repeated jeers from the club’s supporters.
It will be his final game at Parc des Princes, and I dare hope he receives the warmest welcome possible. He’s been significant and always accessible,” Galtier remarked during a press conference.
Galtier, citing Messi’s numbers at PSG this season of 21 goals and 20 assists, said he “never found” the criticism of the 35-year-old Messi to be fair.
He has always served the squad by passing the ball and scoring goals. So I had the honor of working with the greatest football player ever. It’s been a huge honor, ” Galtier remarked.
However, Messi’s prospects of joining his old team Barcelona again seem to be dwindling. Additionally, He might go to Saudi Arabia, where he’d meet up with his old Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo in a transaction that might be worth hundreds of millions of euros.
The forward had an agreement to go to the Saudi Arabian league, but the person connected to the negotiations informed ‘AFP’ in May that they had not yet decided which team he would join.