According to Emmanuel Petit, Paris Saint-Germain are “not a football club” and the whistles directed at Lionel Messi have degenerated into an “insult to football.”
At Parc des Princes, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner continues to be unpopular with some fans, who have taken to jeering him whenever the starting XIs are revealed before each particular game.
This approach has been adopted as Messi has not yet agreed to a new contract in Paris, which means he will soon be a free agent and may return to Barcelona this summer.
Also, throughout his time at PSG, doubts have been raised about how devoted the Argentine icon is to the team’s goals, particularly now that he has experienced World Cup triumph in Qatar 2022.
However, former France international Emmauel Petit believes that the all-time great deserves to be shown greater respect.
About the whistles Messi is receiving in the stadium, Petit told RMC Sport: “When I hear that, for me, it’s an insult to football.”
🗣Emmanuel Petit (France legend) on @Rothensenflamme :
“When I see the whistles against Messi it’s an insult to football. Messi since his Barca days always walk on the pitch. My advice for Messi is simple : “get out of there!!! PSG is not a football club.” pic.twitter.com/AtRHbdQ9SR
— PSG Chief (@psg_chief) April 3, 2023
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Further speaking on PSG, Petit said: “It’s not a football club. It’s a pre-retirement club, even for 20-year-old players.
“Nobody has improved while at PSG, is that Messi’s fault? He’s the magician with a wand, it’s up to the players around him to make an effort.
“Only the PSG fans don’t get that you need a squad built around Messi, which they don’t have, and won’t ever have, because [the management] are terrible in the market.”
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