Posted on December 23, 2021 at 3:45 am by TM
Besides PSG, Inter Milan were also announced as one of the possible destinations for Lionel Messi. What to react Javier Zanetti.
During the last summer transfer window, the football world experienced a huge earthquake following the announcement by FC Barcelona of the departure of Lionel Messi . While it was believed that the Argentine would stay his entire career in Catalonia, this could not be possible for economic reasons. Messi therefore had to open a new chapter in his career by leaving Barça. For that, the Argentinian flew to PSG , but other destinations were also discussed. For example, there was talk of an interest from Inter Milan .
“These rumors surprised us”
Lionel Messi could he have joined Inter Milan in the absence of < strong> PSG ? Vice-president of the Lombard club, Javier Zanetti has clarified the things on these rumors. Reported by Goal, he said of Messi : “No one thought he would leave Barcelona. The rumors that announced it at home? They surprised us. We were in the midst of a pandemic crisis, his arrival would have endangered the future of the club. We are a club with a precise strategy and in recent years we have done a great job on and off the pitch ”. So there was not necessarily competition for PSG …