[Sport] The MLS does not lose hope for Leo Messi: "He may be the best athlete in the history of American sports"

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Don Garber, commissioner of Major League Soccer, admitted that he worked hard for Rosario to reach the North American league Aurelien Morissard / LaPresse

In the midst of the rumors of the departure of Leo Messi from PSG, from Major League Soccer they do not lose hope. Don Garber, MLS commissioner, dreams of having the Rosario player in his country's competition and admits to working hard with Inter Miami to achieve the goal.

The MLS dreams with Leo Messi
Leo Messi's next contract with Paris Saint Germain will end on June 30 and will have the option to extend for another year. However, the strongest rumors speculate with a departure from the club and even a return to Barcelona.

Leo Messi was in Barcelona MD Archive
Given this scenario, the theory that the Rosario can play in Major League Soccer seems distant, but from the leadership of that league they do not lose hope.

Don Garber, MLS commissioner, made public his desire to have the world champion in Qatar 2022.

"I think of him as someone who crosses so many barriers that he can be greater than any athlete in any sport that has played here in the United States," he told AP Sports.

The context seems adverse because, regardless of returning to Barcelona or not, Leo's intention would continue in the elite of European football.

Garber expanded his position in an interview with CBS Sports: “I can tell you that we would love him in Major League Soccer. There is no league that would not like to have Lionel Messi in their league”.

Leo Messi: which MLS club could he play for?
Don Garber acknowledged that the first steps were taken by Inter Miami, owned by David Beckham, who has already made public his desire to count on Rosario.

“We will work very hard with Miami, which is the team that hopes to sign him. We have been quite effective in finding smart ways to sign players for our clubs in the right market”, confessed the commissioner.

Beckham visited Messi in Paris
David Beckham's visit this Thursday to the PSG facilities during the first team practice aroused curiosity, but much more did the photo that the former English soccer player took with Lionel Messi, who is about to be released from action and grow the speculation about the future of his career.

The world champion was in Barcelona a few days ago and took advantage of his return to Spain to meet up with old acquaintances, such as Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba, with whom they shared dinner after quite some time.

In turn, there was also speculation about a meeting with Joan Laporta that both the club and Leo's entourage denied. In this sense, Barcelona wants to sign Messi as a free agent for different reasons: sentimental, after his sad departure in 2021; sports, since he remains in great shape and has just won the World Cup; and the economic, due to everything that would generate linking the image of the club and that of the Argentine star again.

 

 

Link: https://www.mundodeportivo.com/us/futbol/mls/20230428/443752/mls-pierde-esperanzas-leo-messi-mejor-atleta-historia-deporte-estadounidense.html