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Lionel Messi talks to France Football about his departure from Barcelona and his current relationship with Mbappé
The Argentine forward and considered by most as the best player in the world has given his first interview since signing with PSG. There he has spoken about his arrival at the Paris club and also about his relationship with Mbappé, considered today as one of the most outstanding players in the world.
France Football magazine has been in charge of interviewing the Argentine, remember that it is one of the most important newspapers in Europe, current organizer of the 2021 Ballon d'Or, and that it has disclosed the 30 candidates for the award to be awarded at the end of November.
Some of the most important topics that were discussed were those of the Copa América that he won with the Argentine team, such as his adaptation in Paris, a new city after being two decades in Barcelona and his relationship with the French striker.
Messi was quite open throughout the interview
"When you have a player like Mbappé it is very important, with him, it is very easy to get along, luckily he speaks perfect Spanish, so we have been able to speak quite a bit off the pitch, so communication between both has It has been good. I have been here for a very short time, it is still premature to draw conclusions, but I am completely sure that everything will be fine, "said the Argentine.
The PSG number 30 also confessed what he thought of the possible signing of Mbappé with Real Madrid last summer, to this I affirm that he never gave him advice on that decision. "I had just arrived at the club and I did not know him well enough to give him advice. Like everyone else, I was just waiting to see what would happen to him. He stayed and for me it is a great happiness to be able to play with him", he referred on the 10th of Argentina.
The Argentine also spoke about the difference of the trident that he formed in Barcelona, when he played with Neymar and Luis Suárez and in which he is now, who also has Neymar, but now has the French striker instead of the Uruguayan.
"The first difference between both can be said that it is the age, in the first trident we were much younger Ney and I.
Now the young man is just Kylian. At that time, Luis was a new pure, an area attacker, who scored many goals, while now Kylian likes to touch the ball, he is very fast and strong, he cancels you if you leave him a minimum space and luckily he also scores many goals ", commented Lionel Messi.
How was your goodbye to Barcelona?
On the 10th of Argentina he recalled how he left FC Barcelona, his only professional club until then.
He also recalled that it was an unexpected departure and that no one wanted at that time, including him. However, he thanked his current team because they showed a real interest in him, they wanted to sign him yes or yes.
"I really am very happy to be here. It is a new life experience, a great change and I try little by little to adapt in the best possible way," said Messi, who also assured that he was not wrong in accepting come to Paris to continue his career as a footballer.
The America's Cup with Argentina
After many years and many attempts, Lionel Messi has finally been able to lift a trophy with the national team.
This is how the Copa América has become the first cup he has raised with the albiceleste after defeating Brazil 0-1 last July.
Messi assured that winning that trophy was like removing a thorn from his foot, so his next goal will be the 2022 Qatar World Cup. "I would have been left with a strange feeling inside me if I finished my career and had never won a title with my country, it was the title that I was missing," said the best player in the world.
As for the Champions League with PSG, Messi knows very well that the team has been looking for it for more than a decade, so his arrival has that mission to help them achieve it, especially now that he seems to have all the weapons to keep the trophy although it will always be a difficult task to accomplish.
Can you win the Ballon d'Or this year?
Messi is currently the top winner of the Ballon d'Or, currently he already has 6 balls.
However, the Argentine has expressed that he does not feel like a favorite this year to win it and recalled that it is an individual award, but that it is the result of collective work, so the club must help the player to achieve it.
"I have never really focused on winning them, everything has been a consequence of the collective victories and the good work that was done in the team. If the team plays well, it has performance, the individualities will shine and that is where you can get the player for the Ballon d'Or", Lionel Messi pointed out during his interview with France Football
