Inter Miami co-owner Jorge Mas has expressed his want for Lionel Messi to have a correct goodbye at Barcelona’s Camp Nou.
The 36-year-old turned down the possibility to return to the Catalan giants this summer season, additionally rejecting an enormous provide from Saudi Professional League facet Al Hilal to proceed his profession in Miami.
However though Messi will not be suiting up for Barcelona in La Liga or the Champions League once more, that hasn’t stopped folks all around the globe from speculating if he’ll ever get to say an actual farewell to the membership he served faithfully for over 20 years.
One potential avenue for that to occur could be Messi showing in a pleasant recreation, such because the Joan Gamper trophy that’s held in August earlier than each season. This yr, Barca tackle Premier League facet Tottenham Hotspur on August 8 on the Estadi Olimpic Luis Companys – another stadium as a result of Camp Nou is presently being renovated.
And Mas has added his voice to a possible return, saying of one other look for Barcelona: “I don’t know if it’s some kind of pleasant or farewell recreation. They’ve this Gamper Trophy they play for in the summertime.
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“However there will probably be one thing the place, hopefully when the brand new Camp Nou is open, as a result of their stadium there they won’t be taking part in in for the following yr and a half, hopefully Lionel Messi can say his correct goodbye.”
Eager to offer additional context, Mas rapidly dominated out an official return to Barcelona, including: “That doesn’t entail taking part in for Barcelona. He’s not going to go on mortgage there. That’s not going to occur.
“Sure, he deserves his right goodbye there. Sure, and I’ll do every thing in my energy with the intention to facilitate and assist him do this as a result of he’s deserving of that.”
Messi is subsequent in motion for Inter Miami of their Leagues Cup spherical of 32 recreation with Orlando Metropolis, having already scored three objectives in his first two outings for the membership.
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