Jorge Mas, the owner, gave his word so that Leo Messi can have a reunion with the fans of FC Barcelona
The formula is being sought and it will probably be dealt with through a friendly match
Jorge Mas, owner of Inter Miami, has given an interview to the Sportsman’s Club, collected by the newspaper Marca, in which he reveals one of the agreements reached with Leo Messi to get his signing.
Mas admitted that “obviously, being the best player in the world there was a lot of competition, a lot. Not only with the renewal that PSG wanted, the possible return to Barcelona and the offers from Saudi Arabia. Frankly, they were very intense months, I had multiple meetings between Rosario, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Miami, Doha… Did I see the operation in danger? Definitely. “There was a lot of pressure.”
Messi, Beckham and Zidane in the Inter Miami locker room
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Faced with this situation, the executive had to make a promise to the footballer: “Messi’s departure from Barcelona was not to his liking, he could not say goodbye to his club, which welcomed him as a child, and I believe that the circumstances were not what they expected. wanted Lionel. I gave him my commitment that I will do everything possible in the coming years so that has the opportunity to say goodbye to his fans in Barcelona. Will Inter Miami go or we will have some kind of match“.
Four years of fighting
Jorge Mas revealed that he had been pursuing the signing for four years. “In 2019 I organized a meeting with Jorge Messi. There David Beckham and I explained the Miami project to Jorge for three hours.. I told him: ‘Your son will have the opportunity to create a new legacy because he will be able to change a sport in a country,’ and that is rarely given to an athlete,” he explained.
In his presentation Mas, added that “It took four and a half years to convince Lionel and make him decide with his family. I never lost faith. I was convinced that Lionel Messi was going to arrive, I saw that there was a great possibility after the World Cup, and in January or February close something.