Lionel Messi said his decision to join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami as a free agent was fuelled by his struggles at Paris St Germain, describing it as a period he "didn't enjoy".
FILE PHOTO: Feb 22, 2025; Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi reacts against New York City FC during the second half at Chase Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images/File PhotoLionel Messi said his decision to join Major League Soccer club Inter Miami as a free agent was fuelled by his struggles at Paris St Germain, describing it as a period he"didn't enjoy".
"Signing for Inter was an opportunity because of the way things went in my last years in Paris," the eight-times Ballon d'Or winner said in an Apple Music interview on Friday. "I wasn't happy on a day-to-day basis, with the training sessions, the games, I found it hard to adapt to all that," the Argentina captain added.
However, after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar in 2022, Messi was caught in a storm when PSG fans turned against him after their poor Champions League campaign that season and he was suspended for an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia, missing a training session as a result.
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