Why is Messi going to America after forgetting his first love and rejecting Saudi wealth?

Why is Messi going to America after forgetting his first love and rejecting Saudi wealth

The 35-year-old World Cup winner could either move to the US to join Inter Miami or take an unusual decision to head to Saudi Arabia, where he is also a tourism ambassador.

When Argentine football legend Lionel Messi left French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), he had two options.

Offers came from several clubs, but he considered two major options, which would allow him to play club football outside of Europe for the first time.

The 35-year-old World Cup winner could either move to the US to join Inter Miami or take an unusual decision to head to Saudi Arabia, where he is also a tourism ambassador.

But actually Messi and his fans wanted him to go to his former club Barcelona where he spent 21 years. However, the limitations of Financial Fair Play made this impossible.

In such a situation, he rejected a big Saudi offer and took the final decision to leave Europe and go to America.

"I have decided to go to Miami, I will leave Europe," Messi said in an interview with Diario Sport and Mundo Deportivo.

It is true that I had offers from other European teams as well, he says. But I didn't think about that because in Europe, all I thought about was going to Barcelona.

"After winning the World Cup and not being able to go to Barcelona, it was time for me to go to MLS (Major League Soccer) and play football in a different way and enjoy my everyday life," Messi said.

It is well known that Barcelona is Messi's first and last love when it comes to football clubs. "I wanted to go back (to Barcelona) but the experience I had and the way I ended up, I didn't want to repeat it," he said.

Obviously I have the same responsibility and desire to win, and I have to do better," said the Argentina legend. But with some comfort.ere

After the victory in the World Cup, Messi did not get the success that was expected of him in the French club

"I heard that they had to sell players and pay the players less. And the truth is, I didn't want to go through all that.

Barcelona also confirmed in a statement that Messi has decided to turn down their offer and move to Miami.

"(The club's) centurion respects Messi's decision to play in a league with less demands," he said. They want to get away from the attention and pressure they have had to face in recent years.