Messi admits not giving advice to Kylian Mbappe

Paris France. Argentinian Leo Messi He admitted in an interview that he did not give advice to the French youth Kilian Mbappe, when he was about to sign the real Madrid: “I had just arrived and I didn’t know him well enough to give him advice. Like everyone else, I was waiting to see what would happen. He stayed and it is for me a great happiness.”

Former player in Barcelona He gave his first big interview since arriving at Paris Saint-Germain For France Football, organizer

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La Bolga talked about his relationship with Mbappe, the Copa America he won with Argentina and adapting to Paris, his new city after two decades

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With a player like him (Mbappe), he’s easy to get along, and he’s also fluent in Spanish, so we talked a lot off the field too. This makes it easy. I arrived recently and it’s still too early to draw conclusions, but I’m sure things will go well,” Messi said of the French star.

When asked about the difference between the trio formed in Barcelona, with Neymar and Luis Suarez, with whom he is now involved, also with Neymar, but with Mbappe, instead of Suarez, Lionel noted:

“First age, at the first trident we were younger (laughs). Today’s youngster is Kylian (…) Lewis is a pure 9, area striker, scored many goals; Kylian loves to touch the ball, he is very strong and fast, he kills you if you let him The least space is possible and it also scores a lot,” he analyzed.

Messi He announced his departure from Barcelona, ​​which was unexpected and undesirable at the time, and thanked PSG for being “the team that showed a real interest” in signing him.

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“Today I am very happy to be here (…) It is a new life experience and a big change and I am trying little by little to adapt,” the Argentine said. Coming to France.

He realized that the presence of Neymar and his compatriots Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes and Mauricio Pochettino was crucial to signing for the Parisian entity, with whom he also shares a language.

Adapting to Paris, he assumed he had some fatigue by continuing to live in a hotel.

Regarding the Copa America that he lifted with the Argentine national team in Brazil, his first title with the Albiceleste team after losing several finals, he said that it was like “removing a thorn from his foot.”

He concluded, “I had a strange feeling inside me if I ended my career without winning a title with my country (…) This was the title I was missing.”

With information from EFE