The latest cover of the edition of France Football magazine shows Messi dressed in the shirt of the French club under the headline “The Secret Letter from PSG”
The Paris Saint-Germain coach, Mauricio Pochettino this Tuesday distanced himself from the cover of France Football magazine, in which Lionel Messi appears wearing his club’s shirt, and assured Barcelona was not being respected by the entity.
“That magazine has nothing to do with Paris. And when a player speaks, he does it out of affection and camaraderie. No controversy has been raised from within the club. Respect has not been ignored, nothing wrong has been done,” he said. technician at a press conference.
Pochettino considered normal for some footballers to refer to other teammates.
“The players can speak and say whatever they want, they speak out of feeling, as players from Barcelona and Madrid they speak of teammates who are in other teams. Here we have total respect for all clubs and the players who are in other clubs, ”he added.
The coach of Barcelona, Ronald Koeman, a few days ago had considered one “disrespect” the constant references from Paris about the possible arrival of Messi at PSG, whose contract with the Barcelona ends at the end of this season.
He did so in response to statements by the Argentinian Ángel di María, who said on the 3rd that “there are many possibilities” that Messi would stop at the club in the French capital.
“It’s not fair to talk so much about a player who is still a player of the Barcelona. It’s disrespectful to talk about Leo so much when he’s playing for him Barcelona“replied Koeman.
On the cover of Tuesday’s edition of France Football magazine, Messi is dressed in the shirt of the French club under the headline “PSG’s secret letter”.
“We shouldn’t confuse with what France Football has done, it has nothing to do with PSG,” said Pochettino.