Overview
- In a new RMC Sport interview, the former PSG sporting director said Messi had wanted to remain at Barcelona before circumstances led him to Paris.
- He called the move after two decades at one club disruptive and said the 2021–22 elimination by Real Madrid complicated the situation.
- Despite forming an attack with Kylian Mbappé and Neymar, PSG exited the Champions League in the round of 16 in both of Messi’s seasons.
- Messi made 76 appearances for PSG with 32 goals and 35 assists, winning two Ligue 1 titles and three trophies in total.
- Leonardo also said Mbappé wanted to leave and “should have left,” noting their disagreement preceded his own 2022 exit, while Messi has since flourished at Inter Miami with a new three-year contract.