On vacation after the title MLS for the Inter Miami, Lionel Messi gave a long interview to LUZU TVfrom Argentina, this Tuesday (6). Among the various topics that number 10 discussed, one was about his first steps in football, before becoming one of the greatest players of all time. And one of them could have changed his football history a lot. And perhaps from a giant South American club.
During the interview, Messi mentioned a test he did in River Platewhen he was still quite young, even before moving to the Barcelona.
“I went to River Plate for a test, I went on my own, I tested, trained and, after 10 days, I came back”, explained the star, before adding.
“River told me yes, that they wanted me to stay and that they would take care of my treatment; I had to stay in the pension. The only thing was that I needed to get my transfer from Newell’s Old Boys, and they couldn’t do anything about it. When I went to ask for the transfer, they didn’t give it to me, and that’s when everything fell apart. And after all that, the offer from Barcelona came,” Messi highlighted.
Afterwards, the star also revealed that he would never have wanted to change clubs in his career: “The idea was never to leave Barcelona, but that’s how things happened.”
At Barça, Lionel Messi won no less than 35 titles, with no less than 10 editions of LALIGAand four more Uefa Champions League.
