Lionel Messi Arrives in PSG Wearing Rolex Yacht-Master

That's it... After a week of rumors and gossip, the news became official. Leo Messi, possibly one of the greatest football (or soccer, if you live on the other side of the Atlantic) players of his generation, one of the most awarded players of all time, has left his historic club Barcelona after more than 20 years of loyal service to join Paris Saint-Germain PSG and the French Ligue 1. But since you are reading WatchTested, not Sports Illustrated, yesterday, when Lionel Messi arrived in Paris before his press conference, something else could be noticed... And yes, it relates to watches, as "La Pulga" was seen wearing a Rolex Yacht-Master 40 Everose/Oysterflex reference 116655.

Lionel Messi was born on June 24, 1987, and is an Argentine footballer long associated with the club Barcelona. Before leaving the club in 2021, he spent his entire professional career with this team, starting at the age of 13 in Barcelona's youth academy "La Masia". On June 24, 2005, on his 18th birthday, Messi signed his first contract as a senior team player, and over the next 16 years, he was one of the star players of the Spanish club. Throughout his career, Lionel Messi has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards and with his club has won a record 35 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, and four UEFA Champions Leagues. He has scored over 750 career goals and holds the record for the most goals ever scored by a player for a single club. But while everyone associated Leo with "Barcelona" as if it were something unchangeable, on July 1, 2021, Messi became a free agent after his contract expired... But yesterday, August 10, 2021, Messi joined "Paris Saint-Germain".

Returning to WatchTested's favorite topic: watches. Like many of his former or new colleagues from "Barcelona" and "Paris Saint-Germain", Lionel Messi has often been seen wearing luxury watches. But unlike his longtime La Liga rival Cristiano Ronaldo, Leo Messi has a somewhat more understated taste in watches. Yesterday, after arriving in Paris and before the start of the official press conference, he was seen wearing one of his known watches, the Rolex Yacht-Master 40 Everose gold and Oysterflex reference 116655 - not the first time Leo has been seen in this watch.

By the way, you might also be interested: NEW: Oris Divers Sixty-Five Cotton Candy Stainless Steel Watch