After a long night in Barcelona, Lionel Messi’s plane finally touched down in the city of Paris for his medical as a new PSG player.
This is really happening, Leo Messi’s plane touched down in the city of Paris and he is just moments away from signing his contract with PSG. Last night was a contentious one that only proved Joan Laporta wanted to save face with the supporters. After using the Argentine to win the election by assuring everybody he would stay in Barcelona. He didn’t even tell the whole truth about the real situation until it was too late. By the time Messi came with his father to sign a total agreement, they found a very different reality.
In hindsight, the Messi family felt betrayed and Laporta started getting attacked from all over the place. That’s why last night, after midnight. Joan and his board decided to attempt a ‘hail mary’ with a final offer for Messi, but it was too late. The star had already signed his contract with PSG and was scheduled to fly to Paris today. We just gave you an update on Messi getting on a plane at Barcelona’s airport with his wife and three kids.
Messi waves at the PSG crowd in Paris.
After a dramatic tracking of Messi’s plane, the news was confirmed of Leo landing in the French capital. With hundreds of people waiting for him at the airport, he finally made it a reality and waved at the fans. During these brief moments, he was already wearing a white PSG T-Shirt with the club’s famous motto: ‘This is Paris’. The French club also released a video with some clues that confirmed the news.
Tomorrow, Leo will be presented as a new PSG player at Parc des Princes after passing his medical exam today. Despite Neymar’s offers, he refused to take the number ‘10’ jersey. Messi will finish his professional career in Europe wearing the same number he wore when he started it: the #30 jersey. All FC Barcelona fans are truly mourning the loss of their biggest legend today. Most of them have finally realized this nightmare is quite real and healing will take a long time.