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An enemy of Lionel Messi plays for PSG but Mauricio Pochettino wants to keep him

By Federico Aldrighetti

The relationship Lionel Messi has with this former teammate got very tense, but Mauricio Pochettino will not get rid of this controversial player.

The relationship Lionel Messi has with this former teammate got very tense, but Mauricio Pochettino will not get rid of this controversial player.

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Mauricio Pochettino will be appointed as the new Paris Saint-Germain manager. And amid all the rumours saying that Lionel Messi will play under him starting next summer, there is a situation that is causing him concerns, because he will have to handle a conflict immediatly when the GOAT joins.

This conflict Messi has is with another PSG player, who has a quite distant relationship with the stars Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. Also, the Argentinian is rumoured to have influence in the call ups, and did not want him in the Argentina lists because he was causing troubles everywhere, but Pochettino will trust him and will not get rid of him.

This player is Mauro Icardi. He is a skillful striker who impressed everybody since he played at La Masia, but he and his wife Wanda Nara started a lot of conflicts with Inter board, teammates and fans, until he was kicked out of the Italian club. PSG signed him on loan and after a good half season, bought him.

This season has not been the best for Icardi, where he played only five matches and scored twice. But his overall stats for the French team are good, and Pochettino wants him to be that lethal poacher he used to be. And is hoping that he and Messi get along and their conflict does not damage the harmony of the squad.


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