"The greatest there ever will be" "First of 40 goals this season" - PSG fans lose their minds as Lionel Messi scores stunning weak-footed goal against Kawasaki Frontale

PSG supporters react to Lionel Messi goal in pre-season friendly

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) supporters have heaped praise on their forward Lionel Messi on Twitter after he opened the scoring with a right-footed effort against Kawasaki Frontale in a pre-season friendly.

New manager Christophe Galtier picked an extremely strong line-up for his side's first clash of their pre-season tour of Japan. Lionel Messi was stationed in a more central role behind Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in a 3-4-1-2 formation.

PSG opened the scoring in Osaka in the 33rd minute when Mbappe found Achraf Hakimi with a pinpoint cross before the wing-back laid off Messi. The Argentine fired a first-time effort from his weak foot past goalkeeper Sung-Ryong Jung to give the Ligue 1 champions a 1-0 lead.

Lionel Messi has scored this right footed goal for PSG in their pre-season match! 🇦🇷

https://t.co/UOp9dDagLB

Lionel Messi endured a difficult debut campaign at the Parc des Princes following his free transfer from Barcelona last summer, netting just 11 times in 34 appearances. He was also jeered by his own supporters in a league match following the Parisien's exit from the Champions League Round of 16.

However, the legendary Argentine forward has got off to the best possible start to pre-season, with supporters taking to Twitter to predict great things for Messi in the upcoming campaign:

MESSI YOU BEAUTIFUL LITTLE MAN

@PSG_inside We're back!!! 😎Leo Messi 🐐 https://t.co/S20q3kP0of

Messi. The greatest there is. The greatest there was. The greatest there will ever be.

@PSG_English Messi is the 🐐no🧢

@PSG_English First of 40goals this season

@PSG_English GOAT SCORES 😍😍😍

The new season is nearly here and Lionel Messi is scoring goals 🙌 https://t.co/7dRlwSV54s

Inter Miami president confirms David Beckham wants to sign PSG superstar Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi will soon turn his attention to guiding Argentina to their first World Cup since 1986 in Qatar later this year. However, he will also be desperate to help PSG claim their first ever Champions League title.

The 35-year-old has a year remaining on his current deal, with a future move to MLS being touted. Inter Miami president Jorge Mas, along with David Beckham, are hopeful that the club can sign the iconic attacker.

As per The Mail, Mas recently proclaimed:

'Well, look, both David Beckham and I aspire to bring the best players in the world here to Miami, not only because of the project we are creating.

"We want to be the point of reference for soccer in the United States, but when you talk about the best players in the world, Leo is obviously the best player on the planet. Hopefully the conditions will be met for him to be there, playing with the United States Inter Miami jersey. We aspire to that.

"I hope the circumstances are given. We have nothing guaranteed, there is no agreement, but I am a very optimistic man and I hope that in the future Leo Messi can be part of our project."

Messi is already scoring goals in PSG's new kit 💪 https://t.co/lrfYVUGfVh