It’s now official: Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi, who left Paris Saint-Germain, will not return to Barcelona, but will instead join Inter Miami in the MLS.
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| Lionel Messi signs for the USA (Picture: Getty Images) |
Lionel Messi conducted an exclusive interview with Catalan Mundo Deportivo as well as Catalan Sport at his home in Paris. We quote from this:
“I will not return to Barcelona, I will continue my career at Inter Miami. I really wanted to come back, but after what I went through two years ago when I left, I didn’t want to be in the same situation again… I didn’t want my future to be in someone else’s hands again.” He began.
“I heard that in order for me to come back, Barcelona would have to sell many players, and others would have to cut their salaries. I didn’t want to go through this. That’s why I decided to stay in Miami. In Europe, I didn’t want to continue anywhere other than Barcelona, so I’m leaving the continent, out of the limelight. When I made my decision, of course, I also took into account the interests of my family.
– InterMiamiCF (InterMiamiCF) June 7, 2023
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| Messi gave an interview to Mundo Deportivo at his home in Paris (Photo: Mundo Deportivo) |
Departure from Paris
“I left PSG with mixed feelings. The first year was particularly difficult, but the second was much better, especially the first six months. At the time, I was spending quality time with my family in the city, and things were going well in the team, but after The World Cup, something has changed. All in all, two difficult years are behind me…”
It looked like he could go back to Barcelona
“I’ve been talking a lot with Xavi lately about a possible return, much more than I’ve talked with the president Joan Laporta. It looked like I could come back, but it just didn’t work out that way. It was as if La Liga had accepted everything that was needed for that, but it was The club has to make many sacrifices for me.”
“I’ve been accused of many things since I left Barcelona, I didn’t want it to happen again. As I just said, the last two years have been difficult for me, except for the time of the World Cup, we didn’t enjoy it, and there are several reasons for that.”
“The truth is that we haven’t even reached a point with Barcelona to talk about the contract. They sent me an offer but nothing official. We never talked about wages. Regardless, I want to stay close to Barcelona. I hope one day I can help the club that I love so much.” “.
Para pressure cookers have been waiting for a long time
“It warmed my heart when I saw videos of Barcelona fans chanting my name, or when I experienced it live… It was strange for me to watch the departure of Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique and others, I wanted to say goodbye to the club in the same way. It was strange that Barcelona fans sometimes chanted my name, even though I wasn’t around anymore.”
The other show
“If my decision had been based on money, I would have gone to Saudi Arabia. They offered me a lot of money, but that was not the point. The truth is that I did not make my decision based on that at all. I had offers from several European teams, but as I said earlier, I just wanted to confirm with Barcelona if I stay here. So since that didn’t work out, I’ll try something new in Miami.”
He is the majority owner of Inter Miami
– Jorge Mas (@Jorge__Mas) June 7, 2023
