Leo Messi opted for Inter Miami from the MLS

Argentinian Leo Messi announced this Wednesday his decision to sign for Inter Miami from the American Soccer League (MLS) after discarding options to return to Barcelona or sign for Saudi al-Hilal.

This was confirmed in a joint interview he gave to a Barcelona newspaper in his Paris home The world of sports and sports.
“I made a decision that I will Miami. I haven’t closed it one hundred percent yet. I miss some things, but we decided to continue the journey. If it didn’t come out of Barcelona, I wanted to leave EuropeI get out of focus and think more about my family,” he said.

Messi and his desire to return to Barcelona
The Argentine admitted that he is “very impatient, very excited” to be able to return to Barcelona, but he rejected it after “living through what I lived through and the exit I had (from Barcelona), I didn’t want to be in the same situation again: waiting to see what would happen and leaving my future in someone else’s hands,” says the Argentine.

Messi learned that in order to return to Barça, the club had to “sell players or reduce the salaries of players” and for this reason “I didn’t want to go through that, nor take the responsibility of getting something that has to do with everything.”

“After I achieved everything thanks to God and finally achieved the World Cup, what I wanted so much, I wanted to look for something else and a little peace,” he persisted, despite admitting that his family, every two for three She traveled to Barcelona, she was “very excited about everything she heard”.
“At the same time, we weren’t that excited because the reality was that we still didn’t know what could happen, but obviously they really wanted to come back. We never wanted to leave there, it was very difficult, but they also supported me and it’s a decision made in the family, not just mine,” he admitted.
Messi He says that after the decision was made, everyone is “happy” with the new change, although “also sad to leave”, because it was difficult for them to adapt to Paris, and especially to their children.

“They have their friends at school and it also hurts them to be separated from all that. They are already big. First of all, Thiago understands the situation and is happy for what is coming,” he added.

he wants peace of mind
Messi does not believe that the decision not to sign for him Barcelona was exclusively his, because “a lot” was missing and a “long summer” was expected, which is why he decided rather to “finish it, be calm and think about vacation and my future, but plan what I know will be possible .”

When asked about his talks with the president Barcelona, ​​​​​​Joan Laporta, or with Xavi Hernández; Messi He said that he spoke with the leader “very little, once or twice at most”, while Sr Xavi he had more communication.

“We were very excited, because when something went public, we commented if he really wanted to come back, if it was good for the team and for him, and we continued to communicate,” he insisted.

Money was not a problem for returning to Barcelona
The Argentine revealed that the economic issue “was never a problem or an obstacle at all” and commented that they never discussed the contract.
“Proposals were passed, but never a formal, written, signed proposal, because there was still nothing and we didn’t know if it would be possible to do it or not. There was an intention, but we couldn’t move forward, we didn’t even formally discuss money. “If it was about money, I would go to Arabia or somewhere else,” he said.

Unknown Messi if he Barcelona did everything to sign him: “It’s their business. Honestly, I don’t know if they did everything they could or not. I knew what he was talking about with Xavi, first of all… Now they had, Well they supposedly got permission from Federation to be able to do it. A lot of things were missing. The club today was not in a position to confirm 100% that I can return. And it’s understandable, given the situation the club is going through, and that’s how I experienced it.”

Close to Barcelona
As for the possibility of returning one day to Barca, Messi He stated that he would like “to be close to the club” and confirmed that he will settle there Barcelona.
“That is one of the things that we are very clear about with my wife, my children. I hope, I don’t know at what point or what or when, but I hope that one day I will be able to contribute something to the club and help because the club that I love is like which I’ve always said. Thanks for the love I’ve had from people throughout my career and I’d love to be here again, yes,” he insisted.