BEVERLY HILLS, August 24, (THEWILL) – With speculations surrounding the future of Lionel Messi in Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain manager, Thomas Tuchel, says the Argentine playmaker is “very welcome” to join the club should he decide to leave Camp Nou.
He stated this while speaking with BT Sport saying that he won’t say no to having the 33-year-old join his side.
He said: “He [Messi] is very welcome! We lost lots of players for this campaign only and we lose now Thiago Silva and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. We need to use the transfer window now to make the squad bigger.
“The campaign will be very demanding without any breaks. We need to build a strong, strong squad.
“We decided not to talk about transfers in this period here. We will sit together in the next days. We have many things to do to keep the level of the squad.
“What coach says no to Messi? I think Messi finishes his career in Barcelona. He
is Mr. Barcelona.”
Despite having a couple of goal scoring chances against Bayern, PSG were unable to clinch victory in their first Champions League final with Tuchel enjoining his men to step up quickly for next season.
“It is necessary if we want to keep the same level; we have to step up again. You have to go on. This level is necessary,” Tuchel said.
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“We showed again we can compete with the best teams in Europe with this mentality and attitude, in combination with our talent.
“We are a strong, strong side. We can be proud of that. We cannot worry too much because it is okay and we will go on.”
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