PARIS – Paris Saint Germain (PSG) has officially brought Lionel Messi from Barcelona. The arrival of Messi will immediately take a toll at PSG. Yes, PSG goalkeeper, Alexandre Letellier, must be the first victim because the jersey number worn is now taken by Messi.
As is known, PSG has officially announced Messi as its new player on Wednesday (11/8/2021) early morning WIB. The Argentine player got a two-season contract with the French League contestant team.
Before it was announced to the public, a puzzle arose regarding the jersey number that the 34-year-old striker would use with Les Parisiens – PSG’s nickname. Starting from numbers 10, 19, to 30.
Number 10 is the first option because it is attached to Lionel Messi with Barcelona. However, this number has belonged to Neymar Jr since the Brazilian joined PSG in the 2017 season.
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The second option is number 19, which Messi had used in the early days of his career with the Blaugrana – Barcelona’s nickname. At that time, number 10 still belonged to Ronaldinho.
At PSG, the number 19 shirt already belongs to Pablo Sarabia. The Spanish player has mastered this number since 2019. Before joining PSG, Sarabia had defended Madrid, Getafe, and Sevilla. At PSG, he became an important player having appeared in 49 games and scored 10 goals.
