They compared him to Lionel Messi, he failed in Europe and now goes to the MLS

Lionel Messi is the best player in history, but throughout his career there were those who wanted to put other footballers at his level. Finally, everyone failed in that attempt and La Pulga continued winning Ballon d'Ors despite his advanced age. One of the most unusual comparisons was made by Cuauhtémoc Blanco, who put a Mexican winger on par with Leo. Now, that attacker is about to reach the MLS at just 28 years old.

This is Hirving Lozano. The native of Mexico City was exciting with his appearance at Pachuca and everything went even further when he began to shine with PSV. That allowed him to make the jump to Napoli, but in Italy his decline began and he had to return to the Netherlands team to try, without success, to revive his career in Europe. Now, Fabrizio Romano reported that Chucky is very close to becoming a new player for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.

“Beating Poland is essential because you are motivated for the next game, which is Argentina, imagine beating Argentina... it would be a very important step. They take Messi, but we take Chucky (Lozano)”, were Blanco's words in November 2022, just before the start of the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

How did Chucky Lozano do at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar?

Hirving started in all three of Mexico's matches in the group stage, but in none of them was he able to assist or convert and they were eliminated in the first round. In fact, Lozano faced Argentina and suffered first-hand against Lionel Messi, who opened the scoring in what would end up being a 2-0 victory with a second goal from Enzo Fernández.