He was champion with France, defends Lionel Messi and puts him above Mbappé

Lionel Messi would be spending the last few months at PSG, after two seasons where he has had an unusual relationship with the fans, especially the ultras. In this context, the statements of a world champion with the Frenchmen come to light, who defended the top winner of the Ballon d'Or (7) and put him above stars like Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, among others.

This is Emmanuel Petit, a former figure of the French National Team that won the first World Cup in its history, in 1998. The former midfielder, who made a good duo with Zinedine Zidane, referred to the complex moment the Albiceleste captain is going through. To the surprise of everyone in Argentina, he did not hesitate to briefly review what Leo means in the world of football and silenced Rosario's detractors.

“I work on French radio every week and 15 days ago we had a debate. The former players said that they were tired of Messi and that he should leave PSG. I answered them: 'How can you criticize Messi? Do you think PSG's problem is Messi?'. You just won the World Cup with Argentina, did you see how Messi played? He had 10 or 15 soldiers surrounding him. They helped him and made him happy by winning the World Cup. You can put together a team with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar, but if you don't have the right players behind them, it's useless," said the world champion.

The hostility of the ultras would accelerate the farewell to Lionel Messi:

After the World Cup in Qatar, everything indicated that Lionel Messi was going to continue at PSG. However, everything has stagnated in recent months and one of the reasons was the hostility of the ultras, who decided to whistle it after the elimination against Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the Champions League.