Lionel Messi made an unexpected move to Paris Saint-Germain from his boyhood club FC Barcelona in 2021, which seemed unthinkable given his huge success with the Catalan giants. However, financial issues at the club led Messi to take a major decision.
Messi didn’t exactly have a memorable stay in the French city. After being greeted with much fanfare, the Argentine star left the club earlier this year after a section of fans booed him repeatedly.
According to the news agency AFP, Messi stated, “As I said at the time, my departure to Paris was not something I wanted, it was not something I wanted to leave Barcelona and, so to speak, it was from one day to the next.”
In any case, Messi is having a good time after joining Major League Soccer (MLS) team Inter Miami, where he has scored 9 goals in 6 matches.
Messi added, “And, well, I also had to get used to a place that was totally different from where I had been living all my life, both in terms of the city and in a sporting sense, and, well, it was difficult, but the opposite of what is happening to me now here.”
He also said, “I can tell you that I am very happy with the decision we made, not only for the game, for how it is going, but for my family, for how we live day by day, for how we enjoy the city, for this new experience and the reception of the people that was extraordinary from the first day, not only in Miami.”