Paolo Maldini, who was first sports director and later technical director of Milan between 2018 and the end of June 2023, recalled an episode of ‘mercato’ in which Leo Messi was the star.
“When I read that Messi could go to Inter, I was sad. For 10 days I tried to bring him to Milan, but then we realized that it was impossible,” recalled Maldini on ‘PoretCast’, a vodcast by Italian comedian and actor Giacomo Poretti, at the Oscar theater in Milan.
The legendary former technical director of Milan, whose shirt he defended during his playing career, did not give details, but his reference is likely to be August 2021, when Messi stopped being a FC Barcelona player and a few days later he signed for Paris Saint-Germain.
The shadow of Inter and Messi in the Duomo
Last summer, in July 2020, the official television of the Chinese group Suning, owner of Inter, showed the shadow of Messi in his characteristic gesture celebrating a goalplaced in front of the Duomo, the symbol of Milan, to promote the Inter-Naples live broadcast.
A shocking image that gave rise to Inter’s dream of including Messi, although in reality there is no real possibility that the Argentine star will dress as a Nerazzurri player.
Maldini surrendered to Leo
However, Maldini gave up on Messi: “I think a footballer like him is a spectacle for everyone, even if it’s too late, He does things that always surprise you.”
Source: La Verdad
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