Ludovic giuly was the only player who for a certain time, not long, relegated Leo Messi to the bench. In the beginnings of the best footballer of all time, the former French striker coincided with the Argentine star in the FC Barcelona between 2004 and 2007. In statements to Le Parisien Giuly, who played in the PSG in addition to Barça, he was happy for the very probable arrival of the myth to the League 1 and stressed that, if he had known, Pep Guardiola I would have signed Messi instead of Jack grealish. “I thought I would go to Manchester CityBut the English, who did not expect such an opportunity, signed Grealish for 117 million euros … If they had known, they would have kept that money for Messi! Only Paris remained. When a gift from heaven like Messi falls on you, you open your arms and give thanks, “he said.
Giuly regretted that Messi is leaving Barça because “this club has been very badly managed for years and now it is paying a very high price”, but he celebrated that it is PSG that takes advantage of that situation. “We already had two of the four best players in the world, now we have the third. Do you realize that Neymar, Messi and Mbappé will they play together in Ligue 1? It sounds amazing. Ligue 1 needed so much light. It will not be reflected only in Paris, but in all of France. Everyone will only talk about him, everyone will go to the stadium to see him. It will do a lot of good for our championship. “
Giuky demystified the distance between the League and Ligue 1. “In Spain it is not only about big clubs and big stadiums. The greatness of a star like Leo is precisely not choosing his matches,” he said.
Giuly did not hesitate about the adaptation of Messi. “His luck is that he speaks Spanish and the coach knows him very well. There will be no problem. Besides, everyone in the dressing room is pro-Messi. I have no doubts about his adaptation. Besides, humanly, he is a great guy. The best players in the world. world are never a problem, “he stressed.
Of course, he admitted that winning the Champions League it will be more peremptory than ever for a PSG with Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Messi. “It is obvious that the pressure will be even greater than before. Now, nobody would understand that PSG does not achieve it. But I am sure that his presence will encourage everyone,” he said.
Adding Messi will not be a problem. “There are never too many stars in great teams. There are great recovery midfielders and great defenders. Honestly, this team seems quite balanced to me,” he judged when imagining what PSG will be like. In addition, Giuly showed his conviction that it will be Messi who adapts to PSG and not the other way around. “It would be a mistake. It is not that Paris plays for Messi, it is Messi who will play for PSG. He is quite capable of adapting to any game and to any teammate,” he predicted. “I have the impression that Leo is following me. His coming is a gift for everyone and also for me,” he concluded.
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