rishav jaryal: PSG probably had the best transfer window of all time.

It seems there is mixed feelings about Lionel Messi's arrival in Ligue 1.

"It's extraordinary for Ligue 1," said Metz coach Frederic Antonetti.

"But for a purist like me, Messi should have finished his career at Barcelona."

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An eagle-eyed colleague has spotted in PSG's teaser video that Neymar still has the number 10 shirt, so Messi will have to go for something else.

Will he go for an Ivan Zamorano style 1+9?

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PSG say a press conference will take place in the auditorium of the Parc des Princes this Wednesday 11 August at 10:00 BST.

Wonder what that will be about. New contract for Keylor Navas?

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More from Spanish football journalist Alvaro Romeo on BBC Radio 5 Live: "This move was going to happen at some point, unfortunately it happened when Messi wanted to stay. But it is true as well with Lionel Messi Barcelona haven't been that competitive over the last few years because Messi's game faded away, not exactly but it's true that he is a very gravitational player

"A lot happens from him and he takes a lot of responsibility on his shoulders and I do believe that some other players have alluded responsibility when Messi was on the pitch. Not because they were lazy or anything like that but because they were too respectful of the teammate they had because he was clearly better than them.

"So I think that this is going to be some sort of catharsis for players like Antoine Griezmann, Memphis Depay if they can register him the likes of Frenkie de Jong they will step up now I'm sure that they will do and Barcelona will still be competitive but ten years ago they were the power force of football. It will be a process to get used to Barcelona without Messi but I do think they have some promising talent in their squad too."

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More from Spanish football journalist Alvaro Romeo on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Very sad to be honest. At the end of the day Lionel Messi was a way of watching football as well. I've been for the last 15 or 17 years watching Barcelona games, looking at the bottom right corner of my screen or the left top corner of my screen or wherever Messi was. Basically the game was what Messi did.

"It was all about him, the magic he could create. When I was watching Barcelona in the past I was watching Messi and ten more players. The sadness is tremendous for the city of Barcelona.

"As well you have seen many people asking Messi, begging Messi to stay in the Barcelona training facilities as well but that didn't happen and it is a tremendous loss for Barcelona and La Liga as well because let's not forget that La Liga is a brand itself Lionel Messi was the best player they have."

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Spanish football journalist Alvaro Romeo on BBC Radio 5 Live: "Was PSG move inevitable? Definitely. Number one Lionel Messi wasn't staying at Barca and two there's only one candidate that made a genuinely good offer for Messi.

"PSG is his destination after a long time at which it looked like Lionel Messi could end up being a Barcelona player again. But the club couldn't meet the La Liga's financial salary cap and Messi had to depart Barcelona.

"He thought last Thursday that he was going to sign for Barcelona for another two years and in the end Barcelona took the contract from his hands and told him they couldn't offer him that contract."

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Apart from Achraf Hakimi, PSG have dealt in free transfers this summer.

Looking at the players out of contract next summer, the Ligue 1 side can have the pick from Paul Pogba, Pedri, Leon Goretzka, Eduardo Camavinga, Paulo Dybala and a certain Cristiano Ronaldo.

Come on Nasser, make it happen.

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Lionel Messi last won the Champions League in 2015.

PSG have never lifted the trophy so will they now finally crack Europe's top club competition?

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Quite incredible what is happening, isn't it? Never thought we would see a day where Lionel Messi leaves Barcelona.

But it is happening and we may well get official confirmation this afternoon.

The PSG fans have gathered in their numbers waiting for a glimpse of their newest superstar.

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Afternoon all.

The main man is in the building...and so is Lionel Messi.

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Time for a change in the hot seat, so it's over to Shamoon Hafez to take you through the rest of the afternoon.

And here's a fancy video PSG have produced teasing Lionel Messi's arrival.

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Spanish football journalist on BBC Radio 5 Live

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So now we know for sure that the day Barcelona never thought they would see is upon them.

After more than 20 years, 778 games, 672 goals, 35 trophies including 10 La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues and numerous personal records and honours, Lionel Messi has left Barcelona.

Even as he packed his bags in readiness for a new life at Paris St-Germain, rumours were swirling around the Catalan capital that Barcelona were on the verge of making a last-ditch offer that would keep him at the club, rumours that sources close to both sides were quick to deny. It was not going to happen.

Rumours were started more in hope than expectation by a Catalan media outlet, perhaps unable to grasp the unimaginable reality that from now on this will be a Barcelona without Messi. If they are unable to accept it, imagine how Messi must be feeling.

Read more of the feature here.

Neymar played with Lionel Messi at Barcelona, and is excited to do so again at Paris St-Germain.

'Back together' is the message to Messi on Neymar's Instagram account.

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Messi signing for PSG means he will link back up with friend and former Barcelona team-mate Neymar.

But he'll also, most likely at this stage despite Real Madrid sniffing around, play alongside Kylian Mbappe.

Looking at prospective competition at other clubs and other great attacks from this century, we've tried to decipher whether PSG may be about to complete the greatest modern strikeforce.

Read more here.

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Here's more from what Twitter are saying...

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The UK was "by far" the main origin of the "abhorrent racist abuse" on Twitter after England lost the Euro 2020 final, the social media platform has said.

Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Jadon Sancho were abused after missing in the penalty shootout loss to Italy.

Twitter removed 1,622 tweets in the next 24 hours but identify verification "would have been unlikely to prevent the abuse",it said., external

"Of the permanently suspended accounts, 99% of their owners were identifiable."

Police arrested 11 people for sending racist social media messages after the final, with almost four times more of the criminal comments being posted by people overseas than in the UK.

The Premier League has said nine new Covid-19 cases were recorded in the latest round of testing ahead of the 2021-22 season.

Two rounds of tests were undertaken, totalling 3,118, between August 2-8.

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Sarina Wiegman will take charge of her first England match next month as the Lionesses take on North Macedonia in Southampton.

Her side's opening 2023 World Cup qualifier will take place at St Mary's on 17 September (19:00 BST kick-off).

England also face Luxembourg, Austria, Latvia and Northern Ireland in Group D as they bid to reach the 2023 finals in Australia and New Zealand.

They have never played North Macedonia in a women's international.