Former Barcelona midfielder urges Messi to ‘get out’ of PSG: “Not a football club”

The footballing world witnessed a bizarre moment this past weekend when Lionel Messi was booed ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s game against Olympique Lyon.

Many home fans booed the name of the Argentine striker, who is reportedly not very content at the club, especially following their elimination from the UEFA Champions League. Many are suggesting that the forward may return to Barcelona at the end of the season.

In light of this incident, former Chelsea and Barcelona midfielder Emmanuel Petit has called out PSG and their fans for their ill-treatment of Messi. He even urged the player to leave PSG.

“When I see the whistles, it’s an insult to football. I know that today there is only a pack of dogs that only think of slobbering Neymar and Messi. If I have one piece of advice to give to Messi: get out of this club!” he said (h/t Rothen’s s’enflamme)

Petit went on to praise Messi while calling out PSG for their mismanagement over the years, even branding it as a ‘pre-retirement club’.

“This club is not a football club. It’s a pre-retirement club, even for 20-year-old players. No player has progressed since he has been at PSG, is that Messi’s fault? He’s a maestro with a wand, he needs to have players around him who make the effort,” Petit said.

“Only Parisian fans don’t realise that you need to have a squad around Messi, something they don’t have and won’t have because they are bogus in their recruitment,” he added.

Petit’s scathing attack on PSG and their fans should only fuel the speculations over Messi’s potential return to Barcelona at the end of the season.

The Catalan club have already started making the necessary adjustments and provisions for the return of their prodigal son. And it will be interesting to see how things transpire over the coming months.