Jorge Mas, a co-owner of Inter Miami, has promised that Lionel Messi will be able to say goodbye to Barcelona in a proper way in the next few years.
The famous Argentine player spent more than 20 years in Catalonia after joining the Blaugrana when he was only 13. He went on to become one of the best players in football history. But his long and eventful time with the club ended in a rough and sad way in 2021.
The famous forward had to say goodbye to Camp Nou in an emotional way because the club was having money problems. This caused a big stir in football. Instead, the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner would join Neymar Jr. at Paris Saint-Germain and play for two seasons there.
Though, now that one of the most surprising moves in recent memory has passed, it looks like both sides really want to get along again. Now it looks like the people in charge at his current club, Inter Miami, want to make sure he has the perfect goodbye from the team he loves.
Jorge Mas, a co-owner of an MLS team, has promised to work toward making a practice game between Miami and Barcelona possible in the future. The big teams in La Liga play for the famous Joan Gamper Trophy every year, and it looks like there might be a chance for these two teams to play each other next year.
Since Barcelona is currently playing at the city’s Olympic Stadium while their famous home field is being fixed up, a friendly honor game might be the best way to open Camp Nou again. Mas was clear when he talked about the possibility when he talked to MARCA: “Messi’s leaving Barcelona [in 2021] was not to his liking.”
He couldn’t leave his club, which had been there for him since he was a child, and I don’t think that was what Lionel wanted.”In the next few years, we will do everything we can to make sure he can say goodbye to his fans in Barcelona.”
It looked like the Florida millionaire was most excited about getting together with his old team, because he said, “Inter Miami will go [there] or we will play some kind of game.”
The businessman from Florida also told El Club del Deportista how happy he was with the reaction Messi has gotten since making the historic move to the United States, calling it “extraordinary.” He also said, “MLS is different” when asked about the rock star treatment he gets from his fans in the US. The stands are always full when we play away from home.
“The welcome for Lionel has been amazing.” Nearly 30,000 people went to the game in New York, and 80% of them yelled Messi’s name. There were pink Inter Miami shirts and shirts for Argentina.
“That surprised me; I didn’t expect it.” To see what Lionel has done, how he has changed things, and how the whole world is now looking at the American League. There will be a time before and after Messi joins MLS.