2023-08-18 08:40:37
He says it and repeats it. Lionel Messi is happy again. He who “did not want” to leave Barcelona for Paris found joy at Inter Miami, saying Thursday that his arrival in Florida was “the opposite” of his coming to PSG. “As I said, going to Paris was not something I wanted, leaving Barcelona was not something I wanted and it happened, so to speak, overnight,” expressed the Argentine in his first press conference in the southeastern American state.
“I had to adapt to a place that was totally different from where I had lived all my life, both in terms of the city and in a sporting sense, and it was difficult, the opposite of what happens to me here at the moment, ”said the seven-time Ballon d’Or, who has already scored nine goals in six games with Inter Miami.
“Being able to get our first title would be beautiful for everyone.”
Leo on the growth of this Club and its future potential impact on the league. pic.twitter.com/9L3tYTma45
— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) August 17, 2023
Arrived with great fanfare at PSG in 2021, Barça being unable to keep him for financial reasons, the world champion failed to add a new C1 to his list with the Parisian club. Above all, despite two titles of champion of France, the end of the adventure in Paris was marked by the hostility of certain groups of supporters who whistled him several times at the Parc des Princes.
Thus, in front of the Spanish press, Messi said he was unhappy in the French capital, explaining that this career choice had greatly affected his family life.
Three options were therefore available to him: the MLS, for which he had already expressed his interest, the petrodollars of Saudi Arabia or a return to the fold, in Barcelona, the track for a privileged time. But the operation fell through and the “Pulga” found itself on the other side of the Atlantic.
“Latinos are closer, they always show affection”
“I can tell you that I’m very happy with the decision I made, not just for the game, for the way it’s going at the moment, but for my family, everyday life, for the city that we appreciate, for this new experience and for the welcome we have received, extraordinary since the first day, not only in Miami”, savored the number 10.
“I’ve played two away games and the treatment I’ve had has been magnificent. I am grateful, happy with the moments that I live and especially to be able to continue to do what I have loved all my life, to play and to be able to do it with joy, ”he continued.
He will have the opportunity on Saturday to win a first trophy with his new club. The 44th of his club career. Miami will face Nashville in the final of the unprecedented Leagues Cup, and a victory would represent the club’s first title in three years of existence.
“That would be amazing, wouldn’t it? As much for me as for all those who are fans of the club, for the club itself, “said Messi, who hopes to make Inter Miami a” reference “with this potential trophy as a springboard.
And the Argentinian to salute the “impressive welcome” which was reserved for him, in a “city with a lot of Latinos”, which makes things “much easier”. “Latinos are closer, more demonstrative, they always show affection, closeness, and I think that’s the most important, healthiest, and most beautiful thing about being able to settle down and live. ‘love what you do,’ he said.
“I am happy, I appreciate this new chapter of my life, the experience of living in the United States, which was something that I always had in mind”, concluded the new star from Miami, who did not however not yet found a permanent residence.
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