Lionel Messi: If Mbappe stays, it will be a great joy

Lionel Messi seems be getting along with Kylian Mbappe. He says they have a great relationship and that he hopes the Frenchman stays in Paris instead of going to Real Madrid.

“I just got here and I don’t know him well enough to say (if he’s going to Madrid), but a bit like everyone, we’ll see what happens. If in the end he stays with us it will be a great joy and another way of helping us reach our goals,” he told France Football.

Messi says that he is enjoying his time with Mbappe. “Really well since the first weeks, and Kylian speaks perfect Spanish too and with a player like that it’s easy to get along. Good relationships off the pitch make things easier and although it’s too soon to draw conclusions, I am sure it will go well.”