The former Real Madrid captain, who joined PSG as a free agent this summer, sustained a calf injury in preseason training and will be unavailable until after the international break in September. PSG confirmed on Friday that veteran defender Sergio Ramos will be out of action for four weeks. "Kylian is our player and will continue to be," Pochettino said. Mbappe has not signed a new deal with PSG, with his current contract ending next summer, and Messi's arrival has increased speculation that the Frenchman could leave. The France international has been a long-term target of Real Madrid. Pochettino, meanwhile, has brushed aside rumours of Mbappe's possible departure. "As a coach you always want to have that problem of creating a team with top players and take decisions, that is where we are here for." We want to have a team not only for social media but one that covers the day-to-day demands. I face this challenge with a lot of enthusiasm and energy. "We have a team with players that shine on their own and the tremendous challenge we face is to make with those names a good team. While PSG now boast arguably the world's best side in terms of talent with Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe among their stars, Pochettino, is not getting carried away. Messi admitted he did not know when his first game with PSG will be. What I see is a Messi that is happy and with incredible energy." But I've seen a very matured Messi, the player we all know. A month ago, he played the Copa America final and he has to make his debut in the best conditions. The Argentina captain will be presented along with the other summer signings to the fans at the Parc des Princes on Saturday ahead of the encounter but will not play.Īsked when Messi, who last played in a 1-0 victory over Brazil in the Copa America final on July 10, will make his debut, Pochettino said on Friday: "We have to take it one step at a time. Marsden and Laurens: Inside Messi's final days at Barca ESPN+ viewers' guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS and more He won 10 LaLiga titles and four Champions League trophies during a 17-year long stint at Barcelona. Messi, 34, has had just two training sessions since joining PSG as a free agent on Wednesday after Barcelona were unable to complete his new contract. They will be reunited as team-mates for the first time since PSG broke the bank to attract Neymar for Barcelona in 2017.Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino says Lionel Messi will not make his club debut in Saturday's Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg. They met in the Copa America final on July 10 in Brazil as Argentina won to earn Messi his first international trophy. Messi and Neymar both missed the first two league games as they worked their way to match fitness after demanding summers. Since it seemed unlikely the coach would take the six-time Ballon D’Or winner along and not put him on the team sheet, the question that remained tantalizingly unanswered was: whether Messi would start at the Stade Auguste-Delaune, or would he tease from the substitutes’ bench? (From L) Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi, Paris Saint-Germain’s Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi, and Paris Saint-Germain’s Spanish midfielder Pablo Sarabia attend a training session at the Camp des Loges Paris Saint-Germain football club’s training ground in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on August 13, 2021.
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