Lionel Messi is happy again in Miami. And the time has come to put a first lost ball to his former club, Paris Saint-Germain. To the point of considering his arrival at Inter Miami as “the opposite” of what he had experienced at PSG.
“As I said, my departure to Paris was neither desired nor planned. Leaving Barcelona was not something I wanted and it happened, so to speak, overnight,” the Argentine expressed during his first press conference in the southeastern American state.
” It was hard “
“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.
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.
“Extraordinary welcome”
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.
“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.