The Argentine Leo Messi has given a revealing interview to Mundo Deportivo and Sport in which he revealed his decision to sign for Inter Miami and not return to Barça. A thoughtful and well-founded announcement, despite his intention to return, in the difficulties the club is going through in order to close his signing and after two very difficult years in Paris. The man from Rosario reviews what has happened in recent months to get to this point and ensures that the one with whom he has maintained the most contact in this process is with Xavi, but not with Laporta.
“Actually, with President Laporta I spoke very little, once or twice at most. I do have a lot of communication with Xavi, since he arrived at the club much more, and very often. We also talked about the possibility of me coming back. We were very excited, because when something came up we would discuss if he really wanted him to come back, if it was good for the team and for him, and we kept in communication.”, says the Argentine.
Despite the fact that until the last moment it seemed that his signing for Barça could be a reality, Messi understands that many other circumstances still had to be given that depended on the club. “Honestly, I don’t know if the club has done everything possible or not. I knew what he was talking about with Xavi, above all… Now they had, by what is said, obtained the permission of the League to be able to do it. But I’m telling you, it wasn’t just that. Many things were missing. The club, today, was not in a position to confirm 100% that I could return. And it is understandable, due to the situation that the club is going through, and that is how I lived it, â€he explained.
In addition, Messi has completely ruled out that his motivation was economic, since if that had been the case “I would have gone to Arabia or elsewhere,” he says. On the contrary, he makes it clear that he never even talked about the contract with Barça and that only “a proposal was passed over, but never a formal, written and signed proposal”. nothing. We never even got to talk about the contract now. A proposal was passed over, but never a formal, written, signed proposal, because there was nothing yet and we didn’t know if it was going to be possible or not. There was an intention, but We couldn’t advance anything, we didn’t even talk about money formally,” he said.
The Argentine has been hurt by his way of leaving the club, and said he felt “a bit of anger” when he saw that he was making new millionaire signings like Ferran Torres. “I don’t know… At first I was at a time when I was very hurt by my departure and how it happened. At that time, I was a bit angry that I couldn’t stay and soon the club could make moves. But at that moment the club understood that it could do it. With the passing of these two years I understood it, assimilated it and I don’t think about it anymore. If something like this was done, it should have been done that way, And that’s it….”, ditch.
In addition, he considers it likely that there are people on the board “who do not want me to return, who believe that my return is not good for the club”, as he also understands that “at the time he did not want me to stay when I had to leave. Like many people I know who want me to come back and they expressed it and made it public, â€he added.
