Lionel Messi took advantage of the three-day leave given by Paris Saint-Germain and took a surprise flight to Barcelona. This Wednesday he returned to France to attend the club’s training session and face the final game before the World Cup.
When he got off the plane on Monday afternoon, an Argentine man greeted him on the runway and accompanied him to the main building of El Prat airport. Then, Leo heard the request that all Argentines would do to him: “Bring us the cup.”
Lucas Esposito works as a handling agent at a Catalan airport and serves the company that took Messi from Paris. He received it, asked for a picture, and did not hesitate for a second: “I asked him to definitely bring the cup. He smiled and said “yes, I hope so”Lucas told Tamil Nadu After posting the selfie on your social network.
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“Leo was fine, happy, and finding him was an incredible feeling for me. I asked for a photo and went into the building with him. It was very special. I’ve never come across this before,” added the Lannes-born young man , who has lived in Barcelona since 2020.
Lucas does not know the reason for Messi’s visit and has not said whether he was alone or with his family, but will have the opportunity to meet him again today when the Argentina national team returns to Paris.
“Today I see him again, I’m going to reinforce the message, ha ha… How cool would it be for Leo to bring the cup to us,” he said.
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Messi spent a few days at his home in Castelldefels
While recovering from inflammation of the Achilles tendon in his right leg, Messi took advantage of the vacation days at Casteldefels. spent a few days in, where he still resides, and where he will certainly live with his family after retiring from football. However, it was not known whether there was any other reason for the visit in particular.
Messi’s agenda: Games with PSG and trip to Abu Dhabi
Messi still has a game with PSG on his agenda before joining the Argentina national team. On Sunday he will play against Auxerre, if he decides together with the coach, and then he will travel to Abu Dhabi to appear on Monday for the training of the national team that will play a friendly against the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday 16 . Last World Cup in Qatar.
