The latest interview of midfielder Leandro Paredes with TyC Sports has reveaɑled many interesting things regarding Lionel Messi.
In the latest interview with TyC Sports channel, midfielder Leandro Paredes had many interesting shares about Argentina’s 2022 World Cup winning journey in Qatar, including the story of captain Lionel Messi.
Accordingly, the player on the Juventus payroll reveɑled that the way to make Messi comfortable in the national team was to remove him from the general chat group: “We removed him from the chat group to treat him like a different person. That makes Leo very comfortable.”
The Argentine players deleted Messi from the chat group.
Obviously, removing the most important player in the team like Messi from the chat group has made some people feel confused and stᴜnned. However, Argentina’s players certainly have their own reasons.
Paredes then emphasized: “This is the key for the brothers to unite and develop as they are now. Certainly, that is the most important thing we have. We have a great virtue from coaching. In addition to the quality of the players, there are also extraordinary people.”
The Argentine players want Messi to be comfortable
On what it means to win the World Cup in Qatar 2022 with the Argentina national team and above all to do it with Messi as a team-mate, Paredes said: “It’s every man’s dream,” said Paredes. the boy and I were also able to achieve that by being with him. It was something unbelievable.”
Sharing about Messi’s first seconds as world champion, the 1994-born player recalled: “When Gonzalo Montiel took the decisive penalty, El Pulga knelt down and received a hug from me. , what a privilege. I shouted to him that we are world champions and he thanked us all. Messi even told us ‘I love you’.”
MLS director tries to bring Messi to the US
The American Professional League (MLS) CEO, Don Garber, said that they are doing everything to be able to recruit star Lionel Messi next summer.
The contract between Lionel Messi and Paris Saint-Germain will expire in June. Therefore, there are rᴜmors that the Argentine striker will leave Europe to play in the US.
Mr. Don Garber explained that there is a possible strategy being discussed by everyone at MLS. “You’re negotiating with one of the perhaps most special people in the history of football. So when there were rᴜmors about him moving to Miami, it was great,” Garber told The Athletic.
“And if that can happen (Messi goes to the US to play), it will be great for MLS, Messi and his family. We will try to take advantage of every opportunity. I cannot give more. details because we don’t have them,” Garber added.
PSG is still trying to keep Messi with France.
According to Forbes magazine, from May 2021 to May 2022, with salary alone, Lionel Messi pocketed $75 million. The former Barcelona striker is said to be the highest-paid athlete in the world. Currently, he is aiming for the 8th Golden Ball title in his career after winning the 2022 World Cup with Argentina in Qatar.
If he joins a certain team in the MLS, Messi will follow in the footsteps of men like David Beckham, Kaka and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, to play football in the United States.
“We’re going to have to put together a compensation deal the way he and his family expect it to be,” the MLS executive insists.
Messi is sought after by many teams
Earlier, there was also information that Messi wanted to return to his old team Barcelona. But this will be very difficult because the Catalan club is facing certain financial difficulties. La Liga president Javier Tebas announced that Barcelona will have to raise $214 million, before being allowed to spend any money in the transfer market.