Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) manager, Mauricio Pochettino, has
insisted that his players were not distracted by Lionel Messi rumours before
Saturday’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Troyes.
PSG started their Ligue 1 campaign with a come-from-behind
win after goals from Achraf Hakimi and Mauro Icardi.
The Parisians have been heavily linked with Messi in recent
days after Barcelona confirmed his departure on Thursday but Pochettino
insisted that had no impact on his team’s display.
“No, I don’t think so, the players and the team have been
focused,” Pochettino said at the post-game news conference. “They are
professionals.
“His name is associated with different clubs, there are
plenty of rumours, but the players have remained committed, and they will be
until the end of the transfer window.
“We will see what happens in the next few days.”
He added: “We are concentrating on the start of the season
and at the same time the club works within the market discreetly, but strongly
to try to strengthen the squad where possible to be able to achieve the goals
that we set out at the start of the season.
“Clearly we know what happened with this player yesterday, I
won’t say otherwise.”
PSG return to action on Saturday against Strasbourg.
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