Leo Messi will play for Inter Miami and not for Barça. A piece of news that has not caught the foot changed to the Barça club. In a statement, the entity, in addition to wishing the Argentine luck in his new stage and ensuring that it will promote a great tribute to the ‘1o’, has revealed that Jorge Messi told the president of Barça Joan last Monday about his son’s decision Laporta in the meeting that both held at the president’s home.

“FC Barcelona wishes Lionel Messi the best of luck in his new professional stage. Last Monday, the 5th, Jorge Messi, the footballer’s father and manager, conveyed to President Joan Laporta the player’s decision to sign for Inter Miami, despite have a proposal presented by Barça in view of the will expressed by both FC Barcelona and Lionel Messi to dress as a Barça player again,” the statement begins.

In addition, the club explains that “President Laporta understood and respected the decision taken by Messi to want to compete in a championship with fewer demands and further away from the focus and pressure to which he has been subjected in recent years.”

Lastly, “both Joan Laporta and Jorge Messi also agreed to work together to promote a great tribute from Barcelona fans to a footballer who has been, is and will always be loved by Barça”, the statement concluded.