“Calm down.” Those had been the 2 phrases Lionel Messi uttered to the Paris Saint Germain sports activities advisor Luis Campos at halftime in opposition to Montpellier. With no Mbappe or Neymar within the squad, the Parisians relied on their World Cup successful ahead to information them to a win in Ligue 1.
“I remember what I said to Messi at halftime against Montpellier: ‘You have to lead everyone else’. He replied: ‘Calm down’. And he had an exceptional second half,” Campos advised Mundo Deportivo.
Messi scored in a 3-1 win for the guests to additional solidify their case for the home title after a few hiccups for the reason that league’s resumption submit World Cup that included a 3-1 defeat to Racing Club de Lens. In mild of his current efficiency, the questions on his future on the membership have been requested. Messi joined PSG in the summertime of 2021 on a two-year deal and along with his contract set to run out, Campos has now revealed that the membership is engaged on an extension.
“Right now, we’re having conversations with Messi about his contract extension. I’d like to keep him in the project, I’m not going to hide it. We’re talking right now to achieve this goal and continue having him with us,” the PSG sports activities advisor confessed.
Messi joined PSG from Barcelona after the latter failed to supply him a contract owing to monetary disaster from extravagant expenditure on switch markets and participant wages over the previous few seasons resulting in monumental money owed.
The Argentina captain is the explanation why PSG are nonetheless assured of the upcoming few video games regardless of French star Kylian Mbappe being dominated out of motion as a consequence of damage.
“Losing Kylian is of course very hard. I saw him very sad after the injury, but I also saw him working to speed up his recovery as soon as possible. That is the personality of the winners,” Campos mentioned.
On the third participant who completes the French membership’s final ahead trio, the PSG sports activities advisor added, “Since my arrival at PSG I have not had any criticism to make of Neymar. He is always punctual and has a good disposition. This Neymar is an incredible Neymar”
However, Campos is effectively conscious that for PSG to attain their first ever Champions League title apart from home success, it’ll take greater than their entrance three.
“The stars alone cannot win a trophy. They can win one match, two or a few, but they need others, harmony. We have made a lot of progress, but we must continue to do so”.