Kylian Mbappé opened up about his time playing with Lionel Messi at Paris Saint-Germain in a recent interview, reflecting on how “lucky” he was to call him a teammate.
After an untimely end to his Barcelona career, Messi moved to PSG forming one of the most talented attacks including himself, Mbappé and Neymar. While success was limited to two Ligue 1 titles and the Trophée des Champions, the star power alone made PSG a box office attraction every week. Messi departed two seasons later for Inter Miami, but the Argentine left a lasting impact on him.
“When you talk about players who have marked history, you think of Messi. He is a very normal person inside a locker room. When you’re famous, a lot of people give you a label and if you listen to them it gets into your head, but no, he was totally normal and had respect for everyone,” Mbappé said to .
“As a player, he was unique. When you have someone like that on your team you have to stay close to them and observe everything they do. He helped me a lot to understand the game.
“It was lucky for me to play with Leo Messi. I didn’t think I was going to play with him in my career. I thought he would stay in Barcelona all his life and my dream was Real Madrid, I didn’t plan to go to Barcelona in my life. I can only thank him. It was a golden opportunity.”
