BERLIN (Reuters) - Paris St Germain's billion-euro investment may have paid dividends on the political stage for owners Qatar but the team is disappointing and bland despite superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, former Germany captain Philipp Lahm said on Wednesday.
Lahm, a 2014 World Cup winner who now is Euro 2024 tournament director, was vitriolic in his criticism following PSG's 3-0 aggregate loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16 earlier this month.
PSG owners Qatar Sport Investments have spent more than 1.5 billion euros in transfers since they took over in 2011. "His talent is not being integrated ," Lahm said."In Munich he was merely waiting for the ball to fall to his feet. I am missing any imagination on how Mbappe's career shall be made to blossom."
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