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Lionel Messi insists: he was not happy during his two years at PSG. At the end of the contract at Barça in 2021, the Golden Ball Record (8) had been forced to leave his club of always crying, Catalan leaders being unable to offer him a new contract due to scandalous financial management. “La Pulga” then quickly opted for the French capital. Qatar validated the arrival of the world superstar, which benefited from an XXL salary (30 million euros net per annual). Despite the madness around its offensive stars, PSG has chained two eliminations in the knockout stages of the Champions League.
If he found Neymar, his friends Leandro Paredes and Angel Di Maria and even a compatriot as a coach (Mauricio Pochettino), Messi never felt comfortable. Whether in the group led by Kylian Mbappé or in his daily life in his ultra-secure house in Neuilly-sur-Seine, opposite his seaside resort in Catalonia. The 2018 world champion again returned to his visit to Paris for Apple Music, insisting on the difficulties he knew with his wife and three sons.
Much happier messi in Miami
“I lived for two years that I did not appreciate. I was not happy on a daily basis, with training, matches … I really took a long time to adapt to all this ”launched Messi to the Apple platform, MLS main partner (by being the full broadcaster on Apple TV+). Its prolific statistics (32 goals and 34 assists in 75 games) do not really represent its very disappointing level of play with the red and blue (except as the World Cup in Qatar).
It was therefore far from Paris that Messi quickly found a smile in everyday life by signing at Inter Miami, the David Beckham MLS franchise, being accompanied this time by Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Luis Suarez in Florida.
“I feel good and I enjoy every moment. I like the club, the matches, my teammates, the family, the friends. I don't anticipate anything, I'm just enjoying the moment “launched the 38 -year -old player, one year before the 2026 World Cup organized in North America.
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