Lionel Messi: Inter Miami Star Opens Up on Leaving Barcelona, Difficulty of Settling In at PSG

• Lionel Messi is enjoying his start to life at Inter Miami on and off the pitch
• He joined the MLS franchise after ending his two years stint at Paris Saint-Germain
• He held his first pre-match conference and detailed the difficulties of the past two years

Lionel Messi's last two years were not exactly the easiest of his club football career and he has revealed why it was difficult for him to adapt to the club after joining on a quick decision.

Messi is enjoying his start to life in Miami, having joined in July after running down his Paris Saint-Germain contract and turning down a world-record salary at Al-Hilal.

He has scored nine goals in his first six games, all of which have come in the Leagues Cup to help the club reach the final, where they will play Nashville SC on Saturday.

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His league debut could have come two days ago, but the match was moved due to Miami's involvement in the latter stages of the cup competition.

Messi reveals difficulty at PSG

One of the biggest news in 2021 was that Messi would not continue at Barcelona after the club could not register his new contract due to financial issues.

He moved to Paris Saint-Germain and signed a two-year contract to reunite with his friend and former teammate Neymar Jr, and although he won Ligue 1 twice, he didn't quite enjoy it, and he has disclosed why.

“My move to PSG was not something that was desired by me, I never wanted to leave Barcelona,” he told a press conference via Republic World.

“It was from one day to the next. I had to quickly get used to a new place after so many years in Barcelona. It became difficult, but luckily it is very different from what is happening to me now in Miami, thanks to God.”

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The Parisians have also gotten rid of Neymar after the Brazilian attacker moved to the Saudi Arabian club, Al-Hilal, after failed attempts to get Messi and Kylian Mbappe.

Messi downplays Ballon d'Or chances

Sports Brief reported that Messi downplayed his Ballon d'Or chances ahead of the expected battle with Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland for football's ultimate individual prize.

The World Cup winner is a seven-time winner of the award, while the Norwegian comes into the competition on the back of a successful first year in England, in which he won the treble.