{"id":51292,"date":"2021-10-05T13:35:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T12:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/i-never-believed-id-play-with-messi-mbappe"},"modified":"2021-10-05T13:37:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T12:37:04","slug":"i-never-believed-id-play-with-messi-mbappe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/i-never-believed-id-play-with-messi-mbappe","title":{"rendered":"I never believed I\u2019d play with Messi \u2013 Mbappe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has described playing with Lionel Messi as \u201csomething else\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Messi moved to the Ligue 1 side as a free agent from Barcelona in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>In moving to PSG, the Argentine superstar joined Mbappe and Neymar to make up one of the most talented front three in football history.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe, who pushed to leave for Real Madrid shortly after Messi\u2019s arrival, admits that playing alongside the five-time Ballon D\u2019Or winner is something he could have never envisaged.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never imagined him coming here!\u201d Mbappe told L\u2019Equipe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s one of the rare players who I put in the \u2018impossible-for-me-to-play-with\u2019 category.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, he was never going to leave Barcelona. I am savouring every moment alongside him. You can\u2019t forget that it remains a privilege.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s someone who loves football. He speaks with everyone, he\u2019s trying to integrate in his own way, even if he is a bit shy. But he\u2019s not shy on the pitch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m better than Ronaldo, Messi \u2013 Mbappe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Paris Saint-Germain forward, Kylian Mbappe, has described playing with Lionel Messi as \u201csomething else\u201d. Messi moved to the Ligue 1 side as a free agent from Barcelona in the summer. 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