french— year makes. this is a huge deal for french football. psg now have one of the strongest front lines ever assembled. this is a new era for lionel— assembled. this is a new era for lionel messi and his family. certainly— lionel messi and his family. certainly not an adventure they were expecting _ certainly not an adventure they were expecting last week. the deal has been _ expecting last week. the deal has been done — expecting last week. the deal has been done very quickly indeed. the french— been done very quickly indeed. the french fans — been done very quickly indeed. the french fans weren't expecting this either _ french fans weren't expecting this either. fans of p56 are excited for what _ either. fans of p56 are excited for what the _ either. fans of p56 are excited for what the future could bring with lionel— what the future could bring with lionel messi now a part of it. the premier league is fully behind players taking a knee when the top flight in england resumes this weekend. a small minority of supporters booed the action when england played earlier in the summer but the clubs united in taking a stand against racism again this season, the league's chief executive expects fans to respect the gesture. i think taking the knee is a really powerful, unifying symbol. it's what the players want to do and we are happy to support them in doing that. i don't understand why anyone would want to object to that. my hope and expectation is that the vast majority of supporters will support it. we will wait and see this