Lionel Messi has had a very difficult first season in Ligue 1, having scored just six goals in 25 games in the French top flight since leaving Barcelona to join PSG last summer.
Messi did not have a good goal-scoring record in his first season playing in Ligue 1
Although still with the owner club of the Park of the Princes crowned Ligue 1 this year, the superstar holds a record of 7 “Golden Balls” and his team still suffers from the pain of being eliminated early in the 1/8 round of the Champions League. League and French National Cup.
Recently, when asked by a reporter for the Liverpool Echo newspaper if Messi could join a top team in the Premier League, former famous England defender Danny Mills suddenly looked down on “La Pulga Atomica”.
According to Mills, Messi, despite having more talent than his great rival Cristiano Ronaldo, will not be qualified to play for Liverpool, Man City or even Tottenham Hotspur. The reason is because Messi is no longer at the peak of his form as when he was with Barcelona.
The former England international, who played for Man City between 2004 and 2009, said: “I think Messi is the greatest footballer I’ve ever seen. I didn’t get to see (Johan) Cruyff or (Diego) Maradona live. But in my opinion, Messi is still the greatest football player I have ever watched with my own eyes.”
“I know Ronaldo’s numbers may be slightly better than Messi’s, but in terms of a pure player, Messi is the greatest. But, now do you want to bring Messi into your team? Probably not.”
“We’re talking about the Premier League, a very real league. Liverpool won’t sign Messi, neither will Man City and neither will Tottenham. No, I don’t think they’ll bring him to their team.”
Former Man City and England defender criticized Messi for not being qualified to play for the “Big 6” group in the English Premier League
Danny Mills’ comments about Messi come after Liverpool have signed three new players this summer, including Fabio Carvalho (free transfer from Fulham), Darwin Nunez (£65m from Benfica) and Calvin Ramsay (4.2). million pounds from Aberdeen). “The Kop” is also keeping an eye on two notable central midfielders, Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) and Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund).
Meanwhile, Man City has just welcomed 4 rookies Erling Haaland (from Dortmund), Julian Alvarez (from River Plate), Stefan Ortega (from Arminia Bielefeld) and Kalvin Phillips. Tottenham have just completed the recruitment of Yves Bissouma, Fraser Forster, Ivan Perisic and Richarlison in an effort to compete for the championship instead of just dreaming of staying in the top 4 of the English Premier League next season.