Lionel Messi waved to the Parisian crowds on Tuesday after the news officially broke that he will be joining Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal with an option for a third. Messi landed at Le Bourget airport to finalize the greatest transfer in European soccer history. For those asking, “what did Messi’s shirt say?” his t-shirt read: This is Paris.
Messi waving to fans from Paris @ESPNFC
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 10, 2021
Lionel Messi convoy leaving the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly after he completed his medical. It's the fans singing for me. Great atmosphere. pic.twitter.com/rZVBEGrLdg
— . (@ElijahKyama) August 10, 2021
Paris has stopped for Messi
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 10, 2021
Messi has arrived at the Parc des Princes
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 10, 2021
Social media exploded today with top soccer reporter Fabrizio Romano announcing the transfer, Neymar posting on his Instagram that he and Messi were “back together” and PSG giving some major hints to who is joining the club.
Lionel Messi joins PSG... HERE WE GO! Total agreement completed on a two-years contract. Option to extend until June 2024. Salary around €35m net per season add ons included. #Messi
Messi has definitely accepted PSG contract proposal and will be in Paris in the next hours. pic.twitter.com/DiM5jNzxTA— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 10, 2021
Lionel Andrés Messi.
Paris - August 10 2021.Paris Saint-Germain.
Official.
Historical. #Messi pic.twitter.com/FNwpJOToN3
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 10, 2021
Set to be teammates again
Neymar Messi(via @neymarjr) pic.twitter.com/8w5F0Molah
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 10, 2021
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 10, 2021
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— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) August 10, 2021
Don’t fall for everything you see on social media. Plenty of people have been posting a video of Milwaukee Bucks fans celebrating and claiming it to be PSG fans coming to meet Messi.
Over 300,000 people are in Paris street rn, this is why Messi is the best player of all time pic.twitter.com/5Ig6ljH8ZR
— MESSI SON (@BobGanst) August 10, 2021
The scenes in Paris are lively, just not as extreme as some fans claim it to be.
The somber mood in Barcelona is real. While Paris welcomed Messi on Tuesday, crews got to work taking down imagery of the Argentine at Camp Nou.
Workers removed an image of soccer star Lionel Messi from a mural at Barcelona’s soccer stadium, marking an end of the Argentine player’s association with the club he joined at age 13.
The 34 year old has reached an agreement to play for the French club Paris Saint-Germain. pic.twitter.com/YfzgF1B6lm— NPR (@NPR) August 10, 2021
Ligue 1 is already underway with PSG’s next game scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. EST. Will Mauricio Pochettino sign and start Messi in the same week?
