'If it had been a question of money, I would have gone to Saudi Arabia or elsewhere,' said Messi. 'It seemed a lot of money and the truth is that my decision went another way and not for money.' | via philstarlife
Lionel Messi on Wednesday said he will sign for Major League Soccer side Inter Miami, choosing the United States as his next destination over a Barcelona reunion or blockbuster deal to play in Saudi Arabia.
"I've taken the decision that I am going to Miami, I don't have 100 percent sealed or maybe there's something left to do, but we decided to continue our path there," Messi told Spanish newspapers Diario Sport and Mundo Deportivo. The football world was eagerly awaiting Messi's decision after PSG confirmed this week the playmaker, widely considered the best player in the history of football, was departing.
Messi, who turns 36 later this month, is now set to finish his club career outside the spotlight of top-level European football.Messi said he would have loved to return to Barcelona but was afraid that the financial complications which stopped the Catalan club extending his deal in 2021 would interfere again."But, on the other hand, after having lived through what I lived through, after the exit I had...
"I don't know at what moment and when, but hopefully I can return one day to contribute something to the club," he said.
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