Messi recently moved to Inter Miami club playing in the American Professional League (MLS) on a free basis after his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expired on June 30.
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On this topic, Stoichkov, who played for Barcelona, told GOAL: “I know Messi doesn’t play for the money. He plays for the love of football. This shows greatness. In my opinion, salary or bonus doesn’t matter. And so is Messi, his more important thing is to play and people will judge.”
Stoichkov continued: “Maybe your agent will worry about other things. But with Messi simply coming to America to compete and play. He doesn’t care about money because he loves football. I also disagree with Ronaldo saying Saudi Pro League is more attractive than MLS. I think playing in Saudi Arabia is only for players with lack of money and ambition”.
Lionel Messi has played in European football for Barcelona and PSG during his legendary career for more than two decades. The Argentina captain will begin a new journey in the MLS with Inter Miami in the excitement of the fans.
Messi has just been introduced as a player of Inter Miami Club at DRV PNK Stadium. He is expected to make his debut on July 21 in the match against Cruz Azul of Liga MX. Many people think that Lionel Messi can easily play in the MLS with Inter Miami, because the Argentina captain has played at the top of European football throughout his career.
However, according to Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, playing in the MLS can be more difficult than people think. Rooney, who has spent time playing and coaching in the MLS, said of Messi joining Miami: “Everything was prepared for Messi. I have all my friends here! Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba have signed for Inter Miami and it is possible that Andres Iniesta will also be involved. So does Luis Suarez.
Messi also has a coach (Tata Martino was with him at Barcelona) that he likes and trusts. This is very important, especially when there are countless players coming to Saudi Arabia, it is very important for MLS to attract Messi.”
However, Rooney also added that Messi’s playing in the MLS is not easy for a variety of reasons: “Nobody can find it easy here. It seems crazy, but when players join MLS, it’s a tough league. The journey, the playing conditions in different cities and the game has a lot of energy and tension”.
Inter Miami is currently at the penultimate position in the rankings, taking 28th place out of 29 teams. Fans will be watching closely to see if Messi can bring a lucky change to the club.
