Angel Di Maria says Lionel Messi is an “alien” on the pitch but prefers to be treated like a “normal guy”.
Leo Messi joined his Argentinian team-mate at Paris Saint-Germain in August after leaving FC Barcelona.
Di Maria also revealed the nickname he gives his new colleague, as well as Messi’s penchant for staying out of the spotlight.
“I still call him ‘Titch’,” Di Maria said in an interview with TyC Sport. “Not at first, but once we became friends I did.” He always calls me ‘noodle’, and I think he always will be from now on.
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“He’s like the other guys and that’s how he likes it.” He doesn’t like headlines, so he gets along better with those who treat him like everyone else, things he loves like eating together, having fun and laughing. “
“We all joke and call him an alien in the press – and he is – but at the end of the day he’s just Leo, he’s ‘Titch’ and we treat him like one.”
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Di Maria is one of the few players to have played alongside Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and the 33-year-old has nothing but praise for the other “GOAT” of football.
“I invited Cristiano to the first birthday party I organized in Madrid,” he said. “I didn’t think he was coming, but he texted me to let me know he was coming.
“And in the end, he sat down with my friends and chatted like they were anyone. It surprised me. He always wants to be number one on the pitch. Outside of the field he’s a different class. “
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