while speaking at a press conference held to officially welcome him by the club.
Lionel Messi, the Paris Saint Germain’s new attacker, has identified culture as his biggest challenge in the Paris-based club.
He said this at a press conference held to officially unveil him by the club, monitored by The PUNCH on Wednesday.
When asked ‘Is your biggest challenge the change in culture’, Messi replied, “Yes that’s true, I told Leonardo [PSG’s sporting director] that I really hope my family will be at ease in Paris and in France.
“Of course for me, it is a new experience but I am really ready for that.
“At the end of the day it’s football, it’s the same all over the world. I have got friends here and that is going to make things easier.
“I’m sure I’m going to get used to my new team-mates and I am really happy.
“This is new for us, but I am ready in the sporting aspect and for my family, it is a beautiful city [Paris] so we are really happy.”