“I didn’t have a level”: Javier Pastore explained why he left PSG

Is Javier Pastore linked to Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe or Neymar? Technically the association would have worked for sure, these four breathe football so strongly. But history ended in 2019 for the first strong recruit of the QSI era at PSG. When flying to Roma, El Flaco would prefer to stay in the capital club. “It was very difficult, yes, because I didn’t want to leave. My heart told me: we will stay for five years and I will end my career here (…) It was the right time for me, I did not want to be stubborn, but it was too difficult. ,” Javier Pastore told reporters. Oh my goal.

If the Argentine ended up leaving, it’s because he no longer felt at PSG, despite his desire to stay. “It was unfair. I didn’t think it was fair. I didn’t have the level of PSG,” said the former number 27 of the Parisian club. With the arrival of his compatriot Lionel Messi, there is reason to regret the departure of Pastore: “It was a dream adventure for a footballer who played here for twelve or fifteen years, played with Messi, Mbappe, I trained with them and was later to tell my children about it. It would be the best present. »

El Flaco, with 45 goals and 57 assists in 269 matches in Paris, including a superb slalom in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Chelsea in 2014 (3-1), remains associated with PSG for life. “In the end, you have to be honest. PSG has given me a lot on all levels: personal, sporting and financial. He made sure that I was known all over the world, he introduced me to the selection. In order for our relationship to remain intact, I felt that I had to stop there, ”admitted Javier Pastore. Which once again gives the Parisian fans a reason to love him a little more.