The president of Paris Saint-Germain,Nasser Al-Khelaifi, has projected that Lionel Messi will return to his all-time best form in the 2022–2023 season.
Al-Khelaifi acknowledged that Messi wasn’t at his best during the 2021–22 season but emphasised that the 34-year-old has a record seven Ballon d’Or victories to his name.
He said that the Argentine captain’s performance last season was hindered by his inability to acclimate to a new city, club, and its culture as well as by a case of COVID-19.
Messi left his childhood club Barcelona last summer to join PSG.
Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or a record seven times, but Al-Khelaifi claimed that this was not his best season (via Barca Universal).
But after spending more than twenty years in Barcelona, he found a new nation, a new city, a new league, and a new team, the author said. a fresh culture He was hurt, as well as his family and the Coronavirus.
He continued, “Last season was difficult for Messi, but next season we will witness the best version of Messi ever.