Leo Messi, during a match against the Inter of Milan

THE INTER WANTED TO SIGN HIM IN 2008

"We wanted to sign Messi for the Inter, but he preferred to continue Barcelona..."

Published:24/05/2020 - 19:04h

Updated:24/05/2020 - 21:12h

Although never has done it, Leo Messi has had a lot of opportunities to leave the FC Barcelona. One of them was in 2008, when could have turned into the star of the Inter of Milan

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The one who went technical director of the Inter of Milan that conquered the triplete ten years ago, Marco Branca, has conceded some statements to 'TMW Irradiate' in which it has remembered that in the world of the football "no everything is money", putting like example the rejection of Leo Messi in front of a succulent offer of the club 'nerazzurro' in 2008, when they put all the meat in the asador for ficharle.

"Yes, we moved us with direction, but Read did not want to go of Barcelona, ​​was very grateful. The economic appearance no always is the first", remembers Branca, that yes could fichar to Samuel Eto'or a year later, in 2009, just after the FC Barcelona conquered the first triplete of his history under the control of Pep Guardiola.

According to him, one of the keys of the success of the Inter in 2010, when it won his only triplete, had to see with the fact of fichar to "raging players, because they were refused by his respective clubs". One of them went precisely Eto'or, to the one who the Barça included in an operation of barter with the Inter by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, after the ariete Cameroonian was fundamental to conquer League, Glass and Champions. "Ibra Said us that it no longer had the necessary serenity to follow, listen it and look for the ideal solution for all. And afterwards, had to Eto'or", explains Branca.

Now, it knows that the FC Barcelona walks after the track of Lautaro Martínez and that Messi would receive him with the open arms in the staff, although desconoce how leave the negotiations between both clubs and the surroundings of the footballer. "I read that Messi wants it, but do not know the situation and can not express me".

The Inter, specialist in 'fish' in the Camp Nou

It fits to remember that the Inter knows very what is 'fish' with tarpaulin in the FC Barcelona. In the years sixty carried of the Camp Nou to the mythical Helenio Herrera and to the only Balloon of Spanish Gold, Luis Suárez Miramontes. In the 90, Massimo Moratti snatched to the Barça to the 'crack' emergent of the moment, Ronaldo Nazário. And ten years afterwards tried it with Leo Messi, but this time did not attain it.

Curiously, Massimo Moratti, already ex president of the Inter although a very recognised voice in the surroundings 'nerazzurri', recognised that to day of today is impossible to move to Leo Messi of the FC Barcelona, and less course to Milan. "It is the dream of all, but will not move of Barcelona. It keeps on being the best of all", signalled does so only some days. Messi will continue in the Barça... And now only it is missing to know until when.

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