Inter Miami: Lionel Messi steps up against PSG – Had a hard time

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Before Leagues Cup Final

Lionel Messi has gushed about his new football hometown of Miami and talked about his summer 2021 transfer to Paris Saint-Germain. “My move to Paris wasn’t what I wanted,” admitted the Argentine world champions at his first press conference as a professional with Inter Miami CF in Major League Soccer. It was his wish to stay at FC Barcelona.

It was not a special sporting success story between PSG and Messi, certainly not a great love after the Argentine had to leave his heart club Barcelona after around two decades. The massively indebted Catalans could no longer afford the 36-year-old, who crowned his career with the World Cup triumph in Qatar last December.

977 goals in 17 years: Messi’s Barça career in numbers

Season: 2004/05 | Games: 9 | Templates: – | Goals: 1

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Market value: €3 million | Title: La Liga

Season: 2005/06 | Games: 25 | Templates: 5 | Goals: 8

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Market value: €15 million | Titles: LaLiga, Supercopa, Champions League

Season: 2006/07 | Games: 36 | Templates: 3 | Goals: 17

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Market value: €40 million | Title: Supercopa

Season: 2007/08 | Games: 40 | Templates: 16 | Goals: 16

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Market value: €60 million | Title: –

Season: 2008/09 | Games: 51 | Templates: 19 | Goals: 38

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Market value: €60 million | Titles: LaLiga, Copa del Rey, Champions League, Club World Cup, Ballon D’Or

Season: 2009/10 | Games: 53 | Templates: 12 | Goals: 47

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Market value: €80 million | Titles: LaLiga, Supercopa, UEFA Supercup, Ballon D’Or

Season: 2010/11 | Games: 55 | Templates: 25 | Goals: 53

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Market value: €100 million | Titles: LaLiga, Supercopa, Champions League, Club World Cup, Ballon D’Or

Season: 2011/12 | Games: 60 | Templates: 34 | Goals: 70

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Market value: €100 million | Titles: Copa del Rey, Supercopa, UEFA Supercup, Ballon D’Or

Season: 2012/13 | Games: 50 | Templates: 17 | Goals: 62

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Market value: €120 million | Title: La Liga

Season: 2013/14 | Games: 46 | Templates: 16 | Goals: 41

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Market value: €120 million | Title: Supercopa

Season: 2014/15 | Games: 57 | Templates: 31 | Goals: 58

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Market value: €120 million | Titles: LaLiga, Copa del Rey, Champions League, Club World Cup, Ballon D’Or

Season: 2015/16 | Games: 49 | Templates: 24 | Goals: 41

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Market value: €120 million | Titles: LaLiga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Super Cup

Season: 2016/17 | Games: 52 | Templates: 20 | Goals: 54

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Market value: €120 million | Title: Copa del Rey, Supercopa

Season: 2017/18 | Games: 54 | Templates: 20 | Goals: 45

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Market value: €120 million | Title: LaLiga, Copa del Rey

Season: 2018/19 | Games: 50 | Templates: 22 | Goals: 51

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Market value: €180 million | Titles: LaLiga, Supercopa, Ballon D’Or

Season: 2019/20 | Games: 42 | Templates: 27 | Goals: 31st

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Market value: €112 million | Title: –

Season: 2020/21 | Games: 47 | Templates: 14 | Goals: 38

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Market value: €80 million | Title: Copa del Rey

After his contract with PSG expired, Messi, unlike some international stars, turned down an offer from Saudi Arabia and joined co-owner David Beckham’s club in the United States. Since arriving, Miami has won six straight Leagues Cup games and is set to win its first title. The final is this Saturday (local time) against Nashville SC. Messi has already scored nine goals in Inter-Dress.

He has not regretted the change of continents, even if he says he still has to get used to the muggy hot weather in Miami. Otherwise it is the opposite of what happened in Paris, where he had a difficult time, Messi said. The fact that Miami is a city with a lot of Latinos also makes it easier, he emphasized.

Messi, Mukhtar & Co.: Most valuable players in the MLS

Riqui Puig | LA Galaxy | Market value: €8 million

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As of August 10, 2023

Federico Bernardeschi | Toronto F.C. | Market value: €8 million

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Jesus Ferreira | FC Dallas | Market value: €8 million

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Aaron Boupendza | FC Cincinnati | Market value: €8 million

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Alan Velasco | FC Dallas | Market value: €8 million

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Evander | Portland Timbers | Market value: €9 million

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Diego Rossi | Columbus Crew | Market value: €9.5 million

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Cucho Hernández | Columbus Crew | Market value: €10 million

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Facundo Torres | Orlando City | Market value: €10 million

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Lorenzo Insigne | Toronto F.C. | Market value: €12 million

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Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | Market value: €12 million

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Sebastian Driussi | Austin F.C. | Market value: €15 million

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Talles Magno | New York City F.C. | Market value: €15 million

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Thiago Almada | Atlanta United | Market value: €20 million

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Lionel Messi | InterMiami | Market value: €35 million

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It is the most important thing, the healthiest and most beautiful thing, to feel good and enjoy what you do, explained Messi, who has been celebrated with his family and his performance in the USA since his arrival. He now wants to help the MLS to achieve an even better international standing. “There are all the requirements for top football here,” he told ESPN. It’s time to take the next step.

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