“It was a very, very difficult decision,” remarked MLS Commissioner Don Garber after it was announced that Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba will earn a one-match suspension for missing the MLS All-Star match. What Garber said was in the hope that both Inter Miami stars and the club supporters would understand and respect the decision taken by the stakeholders, which was fairly taken with even head coach Javier Mascherano adding, “The team is doing very well even without them, and we don’t have any resentment. We’ve moved past that.” Alright, moved on, it is. But who would have thought this fiasco would end up seeing both the MLS and the Herons getting a potential threat of seeing their best player leave?
Well, fear not, the bullet was dodged. But how exactly did we come to this? It all stems from last week’s pre-season game, where Italian side Como FC hosted French giants Lille. Among the attendees at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia was Lionel Messi’s beloved wife, Antonella Roccuzzo. The post-match saw Como boss Cesc Fabregas address the presence of his former Barcelona teammate and best friend’s wife, emphasizing how close their two families are.
This only fueled transfer rumors about Messi potentially linking up with another of his ex-Catalonia locker room buddies—something Fabregas didn’t hesitate to welcome. “Never say never, he [Messi] was at my house on vacation. He went on a trip to see friends, we are friends, even his wives and children. As Ludi said after the match, we can’t say Messi has never played for Como, given his children. But he’s in America.”
However, Fabregas’ optimism was quickly shunned by I Lariani president Mirwan Suwarso, pouring cold water on all the potential transfer hopes. “It’s not even a dream, it’s just impossible”, told Sky.
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