PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN have lost almost one MILLION Instagram followers since Lionel Messi’s final match on Saturday.
Earlier this week, the Parisians announced that their final game of the season would be Messi’s last for the club.
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An official statement read: “After two seasons in the French capital, Leo Messi’s adventure with Paris Saint-Germain will come to an end at the conclusion of the 2022–23 campaign.
“The club would like to extend its warmest thanks to the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, who also lifted a Trophée des Champions and two Ligue 1 titles with Les Rouge et Bleu.”
Despite PSG’s impressive Ligue 1 campaign – which saw Christophe Galtier’s side claim an 11th title – Messi‘s Parc des Princes farewell was marred by a shock 3-2 defeat to mid-table Clermont.
And to make matters worse, the Argentina international was BOOED by fans while leaving the pitch.
Messi fell out of favour with PSG’s staff and supporters last month when he missed training to fly to Saudi Arabia on an unauthorised trip.
The 35-year-old was subsequently suspended for two weeks.
Despite this, he still has a significant global fan base of his own.
PSG lost a whopping 900,000 Instagram followers after Messi’s last outing in France, suggesting many fans only followed the club to support the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner.
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Messi joined PSG in a shock £25million transfer from Barcelona in 2021.
He has since scored 32 goals and registered 35 assists in 75 appearances.
The forward also helped the club to two Ligue 1 titles.