Report: PSG keep provoking Barcelona over Messi speculations

In one week’s time, Barcelona will welcome Paris Saint-Germain to the Camp Nou for the first round of the Champions League knockout stages. It will be a clash of the titans, that is for sure and with that being said, the mind games have already begun.

The Parisiens are using the fact that Lionel Messi is yet to decide his future to their advantage. SPORT report that their attempts to destabilise the team before the big clash are intensifying.

The latest move to come out of the French capital is actually from France Football who decided to dress Messi in the PSG colours for one of their covers, as can be seen in SPORT’s report too. This is indeed a provocation that aims to get a reaction from the Catalan giants and potentially make them doubt Messi’s loyalty.

And we know, various players from the PSG locker room have already spoken publicly about luring the Argentine to Parc des Princes, which is something Ronald Koeman absolutely hates.

Still, Messi himself seems to be calm and collected, as he mostly is. Yes, he is yet to fully decide on his next move but the idea is to stay at Barcelona for the remainder of the season and give them his all.

That, we can be sure won’t change no matter what happens.

The game against PSG is set to take place on 16 February at the Camp Nou. The clock is ticking and it’s almost time now.

Strap yourself in, it’s going to be a blast.