Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta explains why he was ‘sad’ when Lionel Messi moved to PSG

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The Arsenal boss has spoken of one of the most exciting transfers in recent history as the Argentine star was forced to leave Barcelona and join Paris Saint-Germain.

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Lionel Messi ‘run out of patience’ to start new chapter at PSG

Arsenal president Mikel Arteta has admitted he is saddened by the unfolding events that led to Lionel Messi’s exciting move to Paris Saint-Germain.

Messi has completed his move to Paris Saint-Germain with a lucrative two-part deal in what is perhaps the most surprising free transfer of all time.

The six-time Ballon d’Or winner was forced to leave Barcelona after 21 years at the Nou Camp, where the Catalans were unable to keep him due to La Liga financial fair play rules and his mismanagement.

The devastated Messi didn’t want the Spanish giants to leave and was left in tears at his farewell press conference.

But he has now moved to the Parc de Princes in a huge contract that was quickly ended by the French giants.

Mikel Arteta admitted that the way Messi left Barcelona was sad (

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Arteta, who grew up like Messi at Barcelona’s famous academy “La Masia”, weighed in on the move, explaining that the circumstances surrounding his exit were “sad”.

“He was the best player on the planet. He grew up in Barcelona, ​​a part similar to who I was [raised]The Spaniard told Sky Sports.

“To let him go the way it did is sad, but he tells you, it’s the financial crisis. As sad as it is, they had to do it, to save the club.

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“The excitement and the interest. Right away, you can see everyone in Paris, how excited they are. The team they’re building is amazing.”

Messi won four Champions League titles with Barcelona but has not tasted European success since 2015.

Meanwhile, PSG remains elusive after losing the 2020 final to Bayern Munich.

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Lionel Messi explained that he joined PSG to have the best chance of winning the Champions League

But the 34-year-old explained that the chance of a fifth victory in the competition made the move to the French capital exciting.

The Argentine star said: “This club is ready to fight for all the titles, this is my goal, to keep growing, to keep winning titles, and that’s why I came to this club.”

“I will say this: my goal and dream is to win the Champions League again. I think Paris is the best place to do that.

“I think we have the team to do that here. I hope we can make it happen.”

He continued: “Everyone knows how difficult it is to leave Barcelona. Everything that happened to me last week was very strange, it was difficult, it was emotional.

“I can’t forget what I went through and my experiences in Barcelona but I feel happy about this new life. I am very happy.

“I am so grateful that such complicated negotiations were so easy. Really. I feel this club is ready to fight for every title.”

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