Messi: Inter Miami advances in silence and at a steady pace

Silent. Without as much media noise as Barcelona and without so many millions on the table like Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia. Inter Miami advances, every day it takes another step in the negotiation and in the MLS they are excited with Lionel Messi playing the next two years in the United States, precisely the country that will host the 2024 Copa América and the 2026 World Cup.

While Barcelona fails to unlock the Viability Plan with La Liga and therefore cannot give him a free hand to make an offer to Leo, while in Saudi Arabia they dreamed of presenting the best in the world this Tuesday the 6th, In Miami, a relationship continues to simmer for two years with the possibility of extending it for one more, in addition to being an integral part of the club.

Beyond the fact that the team does not come out of the last place in the MLS, Inter thinks of the hiring of Messi as a global blow for the brand and to finish installing United States soccer on the planet. It is true that Leo’s wish was to have a new opportunity at Barcelona, ​​but that chance is very difficult and he needs a lot of time to see if it can be given. On the other hand, the Inter thing comes much more armed and without so many inconveniences.

As I advance Olé, Messi’s idea is to define his future in the next few days. He doesn’t want to hang around for a long time. And pay attention to something no less: the MLS is being played now and ends in October. With which, in the event of arrival at Inter, it would not take long to arrive, perhaps until after the Seleccion friendlies. Unlike what would be Barcelona or a Premier club, which have a summer break before starting the preseason.

So firm is the intention of Inter Miami that behind the scenes, backstage, they talk about how to surround Messi and heavy names like Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suárez are mentioned. Of course, you have to keep in mind that today the team is last, in a tournament like MLS that has no relegations. It is a championship that has a cut for the new tournament between clubs from the United States and Mexico: the Leagues Cup is played between July 21 and August 19. Then MLS resumes, it ends at the end of October. It would be necessary to see when Messi would join in case of closing his arrival in Miami.

It is clear that the level of the MLS is not that of a top league in Europe, but it is a tournament in constant growth where many young players use it as a platform to later go on to more important championships. For Leo, it would mean living in a city he likes, with a favorable climate, where his children and Antonela will also be able to continue growing in harmony, something quite different than if he went to play in Saudi Arabia.

Jorge Messi’s meeting with Joan Laporta on Monday hasn’t changed the landscape much regarding the possibility of Barcelona. Although the image of Leo’s father entering Laporta’s house is strong, the talk did not produce any great news. It was a meeting that lasted 20 minutes and in which there was an honesty from both parties: On the player’s side they said that Leo would like to return to Barcelona, ​​on the club’s side they said they would be delighted… After that formal and hopeful beginning, the state of the situation was discussed and that is when the two parties stopped looking at the chance with optimism.

As confirmed to olé, Leo Messi does not want a novel to be made. Let his image wear off again, fall into media conflicts. La Pulga would love to have a Last Dance at Barsa, but that is not as simple as some say. The situation does not depend on the Rosario, it depends on the club being enabled and that is not happening for now. And that lack of guarantees, that Barça accept the Messi, is what I heard and curbs the illusion of the Blaugrana fans.

The Barcelona option is on the table. From yesterday’s meeting, everything that was previously unofficial came off. The club cannot give guarantees to the player. The intentions of both sides are there. But there are no guarantees. Laporta knows that he cannot promise Messi when he will be able to sign him, when the Viability Plan will be approved and when he will be able to settle the accounts. As Jorge said at the end of the meeting, “it is Leo’s preferred option, but there is nothing concrete”. In the history of Messi and Barcelona what is needed is a lot of time and that today runs against it. Are you down then? No. But, as we always count in Olé, it is very difficult. What would be the option? That Leo decides to wait at the risk of the same thing happening to him as in August 2021…

Al Hilal dreamed of presenting Leo this Tuesday 6/6. The succulent offer of 400 million euros per year is there and has all the guarantees. Saudi Arabia wants to present a super league next season and knows that if they convince Leo, they will attract more weight figures and that they already have Cristiano and Benzema. Beyond money, the issue is family life in Arabia and what the adaptation of the three children and their partner would be like, apart from the fact that the soccer level of the championship is below that of the Europeans and the MLS. In Arabia they continue expectant but today it is an option that runs from far behind.

Leo’s original idea was to play at least one more season in the elite, to have another chance in the Champions League. For this reason, at some point he was close to renewing with PSG and for this reason he likes the idea of ​​​​Barça. But in Europe there are two clubs – still no one dares to say the names – that are still chatting but have not yet made a formal offer to the Messi. One is from the Premier League and the other is a League Leo hasn’t played in yet. For now, those options are delayed and time is key for Leo.