Although Messi scored 32 goals and provided 35 assists in his two seasons with the French champions, a rift with fans ensued after he failed to help the team past the Champions League round of 16.
“My stay began with a very difficult adaptation, more than I expected, beyond the fact that I had known people in the dressing room. The adaptation, the change, being late, not having a preseason, adapting to the new club, to the new way of playing, new teammates, the city (…) It wasn’t easy for me or my family”, he told BeIN Sports.
It was difficult adapting, the change, arriving late, not having a preseason, adapting to the new club
His reception was “very nice,” he said. “And then people began to treat me differently, a part of the Paris fans began to treat me differently.” “There was a break with a large part of the Paris fans, it was not my intention, far from it, it happened like that.
It had happened before with Mbappé and with Neymar too, it’s his way of acting (…) I stay with all the people who respected me, as I did with all the people since I arrived and nothing more, it’s an anecdote”.
Messi, who won two league titles and a French Super Cup with PSG, was also heavily criticized in Paris after being suspended by the club following an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia.
After much speculation in which Messi was linked to a return to Barcelonathe world champion with Argentina is expected to debut for Miami on July 21 in a Leagues Cup match against Cruz Azul from Mexico.