Just as Catalan fans haven’t forgotten about the Argentine star, Leo Messi hasn’t forgotten about Barcelona either. The Inter Miami striker spoke to newspaper Sport and reflected on his time at the club, the present and his future. The international admitted that he thought he would play for Barcelona all his life and announced his intention to live in the Catalan capital again. He admitted he was very excited about next summer’s World Cup, but his presence remained up in the air.
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“It’s spectacular. Everything that comes to me from Barcelona, from the people, from the kind of era we lived in, always makes me feel a little nostalgic. And it’s very emotional.”
memory
“I really miss all those moments. I enjoy it more now than I did back when things were happening, probably because of the day-to-day fluctuations and what it means to play the next game and think about the next game without being able to enjoy what we’re doing. Today, a few years later, looking at a calmer, more relaxed situation from afar, I’m able to live better.”
People haven’t forgotten about him.
“It was a strange feeling after leaving because of how everything happened and because of the pandemic we ended up playing the last few years behind closed doors. I was there all the time and I didn’t leave like I had imagined and dreamed of. As I said, I spent my whole career playing in Europe, in Barcelona. Yeah, I imagined coming here because that’s what I thought and what I wanted. And, well, the breakup was a little weird because of the circumstances and everything. But hey, I think the love of people is always going to be there for everything we’ve been through.”
happiest moment
“It’s hard to choose one. Luckily, I’ve been lucky to live many moments. The first sextet with Guardiola was extraordinary, the last Champions League with Luis Enrique as well. I don’t know, but it’s hard to choose a moment.”
The first sextet with Guardiola was extraordinary and so was the last Champions League with Luis Enrique
Happiness is more than just a title. What do you get if you only look at victory?
“To come to Barcelona as a child and grow up and spend my whole life in Barcelona and be part of this club. I thank God for taking me to that place as a child and for my children being born in Barcelona and for taking me to the whole club and the whole city because I grew up leaving Barcelona as a child and spent my whole life in Barcelona. There is so much in this city, not only the club, but also that I have to stay.”
Are you following Barcelona now?
“Yes, yes, of course, and even more so because there are some of us who are together now, always commenting and talking about all the situations, results and matches that happened at the club.”
I follow Barcelona and now several of us are together and we always comment and talk about all the situations, results and matches that happened at the club.
Barcelona, Paris, Miami.
“Paris seemed like hell, but it wasn’t. I didn’t enjoy it because I didn’t feel good about what I was doing or what I wanted to do: playing football, everyday life, training, matches, but I was happy with myself. But then the truth was we had a really good experience as a family, the city was great and we had fun. It was our first time leaving Barcelona and that was it. It was also very difficult because it was our first time. It wasn’t an injury, but it just happened to happen that way. But the truth is, I just didn’t feel good day to day to do what I wanted to do. And here, yes, we are fine, we are enjoying this city every day. ”
MLS
“We’re enjoying our families and our kids more. We’re able to come to training, we’re able to accompany them to matches, we’re spending a lot more time at home, we’re getting home and not thinking so much about football and thinking about other things. It also means living differently, because there have been many times where the results and the day-to-day have controlled my mood a little bit. Well, sometimes I’ve come home in a bad mood, but it’s been different, so we’re okay here.”
Here I enjoy my family, my children, and my daily life at home more. After I get home, I don’t think much about soccer and think about other things.
motivation
“What I like to do is play soccer and compete. I don’t like to lose, so when I go on the field I always try to win or try to win. I like to compete.”
alba and busquets
“It was really strange, especially because we didn’t expect the situation with Jordi. I had talked to Busi more, but it’s a shame, because more than having fun on the pitch, we are also friends. We started this challenge to come to Miami together from the beginning. Oh, they also understand that their time is running out and their time is getting closer in everything, because we are the same generation, we have been together our whole career and it has also been great to have shared these last years together.”Very nice. ”
world cup
“It’s special to play for your national team, it’s special to play in important competitions, it’s even more special after you win the World Cup and what it means to you. But to just say what I was saying, I don’t want to be burdened with quotes. Stay fit. So I want to make sure that I can contribute and contribute to the group and the team. Our season is different from the European season. We have a pre-season in between, and we have a few games until the World Cup, so we’ll take a look day by day. “If I’m really fit and can do what I want to do and be able to participate. ”
I really want to go back, I miss Barcelona so much
Message to fans
“I really want to go. I miss Barcelona very much. My kids and my wife are always talking about Barcelona and the idea of living there again. When it’s over, I definitely want to go back to the stadium, because since I went to Paris I haven’t been back to Camp Nou. , because they went to Montjuïc. It’s strange to be back in the new stadium, and it’s exciting to relive and remember everything from those days. More than that, the stadium is different. As always, we have nothing but gratitude. ”
