Lionel Messi softens PSG criticism

Lionel Messi (38) has not exactly spoken glowingly of Paris Saint-Germain since his departure on a free transfer back in 2023.

Messi joined PSG back in 2021. It was a move that was somewhat forced by the financial context at Barcelona. The World Cup winner has since said that he “wasn’t happy on a daily basis” while in Paris, while former PSG teammates Neymar said that he and Messi went through “hell” at the Ligue 1 club.

“As I said at the time, I didn’t want to leave to go…