Lionel Messi's First Days at PSG

Last week, the Barcelona football club announced it would not sign a new contract with Messi, citing financial and structural obstacles.

On Tuesday, the six-time Golden Ball winner Lionel Messi, who spent his entire adult career in Barcelona, signed a 2+1 contract with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and may debut for his new club on Saturday in the home match against Strasbourg.

Meanwhile, the football superstar has already started training with PSG. 

Take a look at Messi's training in Sputnik's gallery.

 

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Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria during training, 13 August 2021.

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Supporters pose with jerseys of PSG's newest member, Argentinian football player Lionel Messi, that they have just bought at the Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) football club store on the Champs Elysees in Paris on 11 August 2021.

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Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi and Neymar during training, 13 August 2021.

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Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi during training, 13 August 2021.

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Karen Fries (R) of the portrait-team at Berlin's Madame Tussauds wax museum fixes the new Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) jersey on the wax likeness of football player Lionel Messi on 11 August 2021 in Berlin.

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Paris Saint-Germain's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi salutes supporters gathered outside the Parc des Princes stadium after his first official press conference as PSG player in Paris on 11 August 2021.

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Supporters cheer as Argentinian football player Lionel Messi attends his unveiling press conference at the French football club Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on 11 August 2021.

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Lionel Messi throws a team jersey to Paris Saint-Germain supporters Wednesday, 11 August 2021 outside the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris.

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Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi and president Nasser Al-Khelaifi pose with children on the pitch after the press conference.

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A Qatari man walks past the Paris Saint-Germain shop in Doha, after the club signed with Lionel Messi, 11 August 2021.

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Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi and president Nasser Al-Khelaifi pose with a shirt on the pitch after the press conference.

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Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi during the press conference, 11 August 2021.