PSG Chief’s Dig At Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi Unwarranted

So, you aren’t happy that the world's highest-profile player left your club for Inter Miami.

Or, the fact that your second-most prolific player left for Saudi Arabia.

Essentially, you aren’t happy that two players you paid millions decided they wanted to be somewhere else.

Let’s get into what all of that means.

Digging At Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr.

During a news conference, Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi poked at losing both Lionel Messi to Inter Miami and Neymar Jr. to Saudi Arabia.

Both left Paris — with Messi joining Inter Miami in July and Neymar departing for the riches of the desert not long after.

He was asked about the future of the team's only star, Kylian Mbappe.

"Kylian Mbappe is an incredible player and a fantastic person. And the Paris Saint-Germain team, on and off the pitch, has never been so united, which I think was possible to see last weekend, during the game against Lyon."

Nasser Al-Khelaifi, PSG president

Yeah, I get it. Al-Khelaifi is suggesting that the team is better without Messi and Neymar Jr. on its roster.

Not for nothing, but I wanted to throw in this dig from Irish fans who traveled to Parc Des Princes (PSG’s home ground) for a Euro qualifier against France:

Did you not think the world didn’t notice your fans treating the likes of Messi and Neymar like garbage at the conclusion of last season?

Here’s a quick scoreboard check:

• Number of UEFA Champions League titles for Lionel Messi — 4.

• Number of UEFA Champions League titles for PSG — 0.

In fact, the only titles PSG has won are in France… which isn’t a bastion of soccer prowess when compared to England, Spain, Italy or Germany.

But, we appreciate PSG showing up. We have some nice parting gifts for you.

Ludacris Statements From PSG

I understand that as the president of PSG, you want to promote team unity, especially when your side starts the Ligue One campaign with just eight points from the first four matches and currently sit in second behind Monaco.

But to suggest your team is actually better without the power and prowess of Messi and Neymar Jr. is, quite honestly, nuts.

Oh, and resting on the laurels of Mbappe may not be the best move considering he may only be around for another season before bolting to Spain to join Real Madrid.

So, while the fund that owns PSG backed up a Brinks truck to fund three of the most prolific players in the world, it couldn’t buy them a Champions League title.

And Al-Khelaifi’s go-to was to suggest his team was more “united” than ever before.

Yet, you say nothing about the fact that Neymar suggested their time in Paris was nothing short of horrific, saying “he [Messi] lived hell, we lived hell, both he and I.”

Is that because your fanbase thinks they’re a little more entitled than they really are?

My guess is yes.

And while Al-Khelaifi may think PSG is more “united” now than before, me and La Familia will take Messi any day of the week.