In a recent interview, Lionel Messi discussed the reasons behind his decision to leave Barcelona and join Inter Miami in the summer of 2023 rather than remaining with Barcelona and playing for them.

Messi made his first public statement regarding his decision to start playing for Inter Miami.

When his contract with Paris Saint-Germain terminated in the summer of 2023, Lionel Messi said his goodbyes to the club. There are a lot of fans who are hoping that El Pulga and Barcelona will get back together.

However, in the end, that did not make the cut. The majority of people were taken aback when Messi made the decision to leave Europe in order to play football and join Inter Miami.

A star who was born in 1987 recently made a statement regarding this transaction. According to Messi:

At that time, I was presented with a number of offers from Europe. It was only Barcelona that I was interested in playing for. Following everything that I had to go through and the manner in which I had to leave without even giving it a second thought, I had a strong desire to go back to Barcelona. yearning for.

Regarding the prospect of coming back, I had a conversation with Xavi. The truth is that we are quite thrilled about this.

Lionel Messi joined Inter Miami instead of returning to Barca last summer.

I am aware that the organizers of La Liga have given their blessing and support to my return to Barcelona. There are, however, a great number of other issues.

There has never been a problem with money. Even the negotiation of a contract has not yet taken place. Also, I have not yet been extended an official offer of employment. In the event that I was in need of financial assistance, I would have decided to compete in Saudi Arabia.

If they wanted to get me back, I was told that they would have to either lower the salaries of players or sell people from the roster. In all honesty, I have no desire to become involved in that conversation.

In the future, I want to be able to return to Barcelona and make a greater contribution to the club. One of the numerous times that I have stated that this is the club of my career is here. I am grateful to everyone who has shown me affection throughout my time here.