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Pochettino tells PSG: Get me Messi!

Incoming PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino wants to bring Barcelona star Leo Messi to Paris.

Le ParisienPSG want to reunite Messi with former Barca teammate Neymar to complete a front three that would also feature France star Kylian Mbappe.

In Doha, where PSG's owners are, they're already working on the deal, the report adds.

In 2013, PSG bet on David Beckham as thet attempted to boost their profile and now they want to do the same with Messi, who at 33 remains the best player in the world.

The presence of Neymar in the squad and the appointment of Pochettino, Argentine like Messi, could help tempt the Barça star to make the move.

The report says Messi even recommended former Tottenham manager Pochettino for the Barça job in the past. The two both have a history with Newell's Old Boys.

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