The idol leaves the country.
After celebrating his title of world champion for ten days, Lionel Messi left his hometown of Rosario, in northern Argentina, on Monday evening to join France and PSG.
The captain of the Albiceste took off with his wife and children on a private plane from the Falkland Islands International Airport, local newspaper
La Capital
reported .
The plane took off at 10 p.m. and is due to land at Le Bourget airport in Paris at 3 p.m. (French time).
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Many fans were waiting for him outside the airport to try to say goodbye and get a selfie, but the private cars carrying Messi and his family drove straight to the runway.
The Argentinian took advantage of a few days off with his family and spent the end-of-year celebrations in his country before reuniting with his PSG teammates.
He is on schedule, as last week Christophe Galtier said he hoped Messi would join the team "January 2 or 3".
The Argentinian is expected to return to his best level little by little, in view of the knockout stages of the Champions League against Bayern Munich (first leg on February 14).
Without him, PSG suffered their first defeat of the season at Lens on Sunday, during the 17th day of Ligue 1.
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