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Pochettino admits he didn’t expect to sign Messi for PSG

 

Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he did not think it would be possible to sign Lionel Messi this summer.

Messi left Barcelona after 19 years at the Catalan club, for whom he scored 672 times in 778 games.

And it was a surprise to most when he became available on a free transfer this summer due to Barca’s financial troubles.

Pochettino was amongst those shocked to see Messi on the market, but PSG acted fast and swiftly signed the Argentinian superstar.

“I may not be the most appropriate person to describe him [Messi]. There are many more people who have a wider vocabulary to describe him closer to the reality Leo deserves,” he told UEFA’s official website.

“He will always be considered among the best in the world. Since he arrived, he has really adapted very quickly and he’s been training very well, trying to achieve his highest level as soon as possible to compete at his best.

“I didn’t think it was possible [to sign him], and when an opportunity appears and everything goes so fast, you can’t immediately process it.

“However, there’s that connection: we both are Argentinian, we both support Newell’s [Old Boys], we both come from Rosario.

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“I have also admired him for a long time when facing him as an opponent, so having him now training with us is really nice. We hope that, together, we will be able to achieve what the club desires.”

PSG begin their 2021/22 Champions League campaign against Club Brugge on Wednesday evening.

The Parisiens are in Group A alongside Brugge, RB Leipzig and Manchester City.

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