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End of the novel and waiting for the next season. Paris Saint-Germain made official the departure of Argentine striker Lionel Messi on Saturday after just under two years at the Parisian club.

“After two seasons in the capital, the adventure between Leo Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will come to an end at the end of the 2022-23 financial year (…) The Club wishes, with some emotion, many more successes for Leo for the rest of his career. Paris Saint-Germain wishes to warmly thank the seven-time Ballon d’Or, winner under the red and blue colors of a Champions Trophy and two French championship titles,” the French club wrote on its Twitter account.

In the official statement shared on its website, the club extended “its warmest thanks to the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who also lifted a Trophée des Champions and two Ligue 1 titles with Les Rouge et Bleu.”

“PSG is proud to have had the best footballer of all time among its ranks (…) After two seasons in the French capital, Leo Messi’s adventure with Paris Saint-Germain will come to an end at the end of the 2022 campaign -2. 3. The club extends its warmest thanks to the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who also lifted a Trophée des Champions and two Ligue 1 titles with the club. He landed in August 2021, leaving with three titles under his arm and powerless. having brought the French team closer to their long-awaited dream of winning the Champions League”, can be read in the rest of the official statement.

For his part, Messi had a few words for the Parisian fans, thanking “the club, the city of Paris and its inhabitants for these two years. I wish them the best for the future.”

Nasser Al Khelaïfi, president of the Parisian entity, thanked Messi “for his two seasons in Paris. Watching a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner at the Parc des Princes win back-to-back French championships and inspiring our young players has been a pleasure. His contribution to Paris Saint-Germain and Ligue 1 cannot be underestimated and we wish Leo and his family all the best for the future.”

On August 29, 2021, “La Pulga” made his debut in French football against Reims and since then he has added 74 games, 32 goals and 35 assists for PSG both in Ligue 1, domestic competitions and European tournaments. In the season ending, Lio scored 16 goals in 31 Ligue 1 games and left as the league’s top assister with 16.

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By Scribe