Lille midfielder Angel Gomes recalls swapping shirts with Messi

Lille midfielder Angel Gomes has recalled facing PSG star Lionel Messi this season.

The former Manchester United prospect is in his third season on the books at Lille.

Gomes told Football Focus: "It was just like a fanboy moment, like, I can't lie. [Messi] Gave me his shirt, he took his T-shirt off and he gave it to me.

"And for me, I was like, 'Alright, happy days' like, cheers, and he was like, 'Wait, are you not giving me your shirt?'

"And I was like, 'What? You want my shirt?' And he was like 'Yeah!' So I was like, 'Alright.'

"From watching him on TV, watching videos of him actually playing, to playing against him and getting his shirt, like, it was surreal for me."