Lionel Messi, Crack of Inter Miami and the Argentine team, revealed in an interview with the channel Simply footballwho tried to return to Barcelona in 2023, after the end of the contract with PSG.
Shirt 10 stated that he always wanted to play at the Catalan club, but things didn’t work out.
“I intended to be able to go back to Barcelona and be where I always wanted to play, but it was not possible. I was clear that I didn’t want to be on another team in Europe.”
“We share almost the entire race” ❤️🥰
And yes … simply football was there from the beginning.
We grew up, dream and continue sharing the game, now from our YouTube channel. 📲– Simply football (@simplefutbol_ok)
In 2023, Lionel Messi and his father met Juan Laport, president of, who even got excited about the return of the idol.
But at the time, the Spanish team faced financial problems because of the new budget rules.
After the frustrated dealings with the Catalan club, Messi eventually signed with Inter Miami, a club he currently defends.
The Argentine star said he took into account family aspects to close a contract with the US team in June 2023.
“It was a family decision to live in the United States and play in this league in a growing club and dreams of doing great things. I can’t ask for anything else, I won everything, I won everything,” Lionel Messi told Simply football.
In the interview, Messi also talked about the difficulty of adapting in the two years in which he defended the.
“We were coming from two years complicated because we lived in a place in Barcelona. Paris the family was fine, but I didn’t feel comfortable in everyday life and training. We wanted to make sure the family was fine and that I could enjoy football. ”
“Now I’m enjoying it (at Inter Miami). I want to keep competing and winning. It’s my essence,” added Messi.