After many weeks of uncertainty where there was a possibility that Lionel Messi would return Barcelona or he would sign to Al-Hilal, the Argentine attacker finally made a decision about his professional future.
After defending PSG for two seasons, the Qatar 2022 champions will continue their footballing path at Inter Miami, a club chaired by David Beckham and a member of Major League Soccer.
The American team made a curious presentation about the flea yesterday via their social networks. Most importantly, though, Leo broke his silence and revealed the reasons why he decided to join the North American cast.
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“I’m in a moment where I want to get a little out of focus and think more about my family. As I said recently, I was two years old and things were so bad in the family that I didn’t enjoy it. I had a spectacular month for myself because I won the World Cup, but getting through this month was a difficult period for me. I want to see myself every day with joy, with the joy of my family, my children. And so it was a bit of a decision not to give up on Barcelona,” Messi explained in an interview for sports world and sports.
La Pulga, who still has a contract with PSG until June 30, also admitted that he had received some proposals from clubs active in the old continent; However, Barcelona would have been the only European option to choose.
“The truth is that I had offers from another European team but I didn’t even evaluate it because my only idea in Europe was to go to Barcelona. After winning the World Cup and not being able to go to Barça, it was time to go to the United States League to experience football in a different way and enjoy everyday life more. Obviously with the same responsibility and the same will to want to win and always do things well. But with more peace of mind,” said the man from Rosario.
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Likewise, the seven-time Ballon d’Or recognized that there were some key factors preventing his return to the Barça team, where La Pulga rose to the elite of the king of sport.
“I really wanted, I was very excited, to be able to return, but after experiencing what I had experienced and the departure I had, I didn’t want to be in the same situation again: waiting for what was going to happen and then go.” “I have my future in my hands. From someone else,” he said.
Moreover, Lionel added that the Catalan side should have implemented some actions that would have harmed the members of the current Culé squad, which motivated the midfielder to rule out Barcelona’s offer.
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“I’ve heard they had to sell players or lower player salaries and the truth is I didn’t want to go through that or take responsibility for getting anything related to that,” the Argentine forward said.
Lionel Messi will play against MLS teams that include soccer players from the Peru national team. Photo: Composition Fabrizio Oviedo/La República
On the other hand, Barcelona issued an official statement on the matter. In this news, the Culé institution confirmed the meeting Lionel Messi’s father had with Joan Laporta days ago and that the player’s decision was to reject the Spanish club’s formal offer.
“President Laporta understood and respected Messi’s decision to compete in a championship with fewer demands and farther from the concentration and pressure he has faced in recent years,” Barcelona reported on their official website.
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prizewinner. Messi is the player with the most titles won in the history of football. The Argentine has 43 overall.
Binding. La Pulga would be on a year contract and would make around $50 million annually. Inter Miami are working to surround Messi with key players like Busquets, Alba and Suárez.