Lionel Messi explains why he joined Inter Miami & why he DIDN’T return to Barcelona 

MESSI SPEAKS 🚨🚨🚨

I love Messi, his decision is respected because I know it was made with his family in mind. Loan to Barca ?! one could dream

Messi is such a humble guy, you can tell in his words. puts family first, true man💔❤

Very selfless player.. what i love about his statement is he didn't rule out a last dance. I think he'll only be in Miami for a year,❤

RIP. 2021 was truly the last time we saw Messi as a Barca player. He left without getting a goodbye 💔

I think you forgot Bartomeu is to blame as well. Because yes while Tebas and la liga kept us from being able to commit and re-sign him this year it was Bartomeu’s abysmal guidance of this club that caused us to lose him in the first place.

Respect to Messi for thinking about implications of Barca needing to push players out and lower salaries to accomodate him. Hope he has happy days at Miami.

It hurts when he said i wanted a farewell just like xavi’s iniesta and busi got💔

Excellent, what a player, retiring on a high, a player who never placed his interest above others, he considered the happiness of his family first, he never considered to break the CL record, God bless you Leo You will always remain Barca

Love u Messi, end of an historically unforgettable era 💔

I have more respect for Messi as he made this decision. He is now being a true father, having accomplished pretty much everything you can as a professional soccer player. He wanted his children to have a more positive future, he did not want to experience what he did in the past when he had to leave Barcelona. If you cannot understand the uncertainty that comes with waiting, that comes with putting your family in an unhappy situation, then you will never support this decision. I am so happy what he will bring to MLS, I will forever support this man, and I wish him THE BEST

Its absolutely insane how La Liga are sabotaging themselves so much. It is really sad to watch La Liga fall behind in recent years. Regarding Messi, this rollercoaster in the last few days completely drained me, so I can imagine that Messis family is also done with this. I hope he find everything he wants at his new club!

Barca should invite him to barca and give him the true farewell he deserves, it doesnt matter if he was no longer a barca player, he deserves a propper goodbye

Every time Leo speaks he speaks so well…he’s 1:1 on and off the pitch. To turn the money down for the well-being and happiness of his family , enjoy his football and his life whilst seeing his kids grow up without the relentless pressure of elite football is so so so understandable…thank you so much Lionel for the memories we can’t put into words what you gave us but you will always be one of us and the mutual love is forever…good luck in Miami and please come home soon 👑 🥺💔

Barcelona were never gonna sign messi and messi knew it, “There are some people who say my return is not beneficial”.

I’m so disappointed and sad he didn’t return to barca… However his reasons are more than valid. The one and only GOAT & forever a barca legend

Thank you Messi... it's so heart touching...We BARCA will miss you so much... but I will still support and start watching Inter Miami now because of Messi

Messi made some great points about Barcelona. He understands the situation in Barcelona. He didn't want to wait for his future to be made by someone else. Great words from messi

Messi is so such a role model for so many of us to follow. I respect this decision. Family first

I love the fact that, Messi loves and care about Barca. He didn't want to be the reason for selling players and reducing salaries. Wish all the best for Messi though i wish we could have him for at least one season. Thanks Jamie for the upload as always 🙏.

I always knew that family would be that one factor that would take Messi from us one day, I RESPECT THE MAN AND THE HUMAN BEING THAT MESSI HAS PROVEN. I am forever grateful to the lessons he’s teaching us

in another life leo…we will be forever grateful to you and everything you’ve done for us🥺

The moment they started saying "it's up to messi" I knew this was gonna happen

Thank you for the updates Jamie. I really like the way Messi gave us everything bit detail that was surrounding this transfer saga... Now we all know Tebas and La liga has a role in Messi not returning to the club. Now we move forward as a club let make sure our other targets doesn't fail us. Thank you once again Jamie!!.

I respect Messi's decision. Big thanks to all that he has done for us. I'll continue to follow his career in Inter Miami.

Bernardo Silva as our alternative target now. Also, best wishes to Lionel Messi. 💙❤

I honestly respect Messi's decision , even in as much as we would have loved him to at Barca We still have an interesting summer transfer window coming up!! Hoping to add some depth in our attacking

I honestly won't blame him for his decision and all I can do is wish him luck. Farewell king 😢o7. 💙❤️💙❤️

Laporta lied to him and used him till the end to tell him he couldn't sign him, he would have joined City but it was so late in the transfer season that they really only had PSG. He deserves EVERYTHING from Barcelona fans. There's no major team in football that has its maximum legend still alive. You MUST honor him and respect him now and ever.

What a man.

I'm not even upset at all. This is absolutely huge for the MLS as a whole. I hope this massive injection of popularity does the League good for the popularity of soccer in the United States

I don't blame La Liga, Tebas, Laporta nor Messi... I blame Bartomeu, he is the reason why Messi left. I wish all the best to Messi and his family. Visca Barca!

never seen someone loved like this.Its different

As a huge Messi and Barca fan since I was a kid I was sad to see him not have his last dance with Barca. However as an American I am super excited to be able to see him play consistently here!

You missed the point where he said some people in the club don't want him back.

Thank you for everything Leo. You don't know how much you mean to us Barca fanatics. Forca Barca 🔵🔴🔵🔴🔵

When Messi speaks, the entire world listens.

It start to sink in that Messi - the greatest player the world has ever seen - won't be coming back to Barca. This is really hard to take. It's so sad that he had to leave the club he loved so much in such a horrible way. This is a really dark day for all who love the beauty of the game and the man himself.

I am totally gutted. He's still too good to not be playing in Europe. I do respect he wants to step out of the spotlight. I mean he has won everything... and no matter what he could achieve with Barca now, he'll never top what he's already done. Would have loved to see him play with Lewandoski and have his proper farewell, with the fans showing all their appreciation for the best player any team has ever had.... but this is life and we have to move on. Best of luck Messi.

I feel like crying 😢

The dream is over guys 😭. I am in LA so gonna take some commitment for me to watch the GOAT live for the first time ever on the other side of the country 😂😂😂

we love you so much messi ❤💙 whenever you go, we hope you all the best bro ❤💙 and hopefully the day will come, when you make a return to barca, we always love you ❤💙

We support Messi ❤ it makes sense now.

I guess this is kind of a semi-retirement, which was always Messi's idea since a few years already. I fully understand him, imagine competing and being the best player in the highest level week in week out for 15 years, no player apart maybe from Pele has been able to sustain this for so long. Once in a lifetime kind of player, most of us will be old or gone by the time we see something similar to him again. The world cup was truly his crowning jewel and I'm happy that he can finally lay back with his family now (although Miami is definitely a bit too humid at least for me whenever I visited lol).

The GOAT. Respect to this man. Happy for him and wish him the best of luck. Barca will grow and be fine. Messi had his time and was the greatest to ever play the game for Barca

Grateful to have seen Messi play for almost 2 decades. His courage to stand up for himself and his family speaks volumes about the kind of human (not sure) that he is . I think Messi's move to the US will also help promote and Grow football culture in a country who calls it soccer. Additionally it will hugely benefit in attracting sponsorships & investments.

Finally respect Messi decision, at the end it is blessing in disguis for all parties.

I DO RESPECT MY LEO's decision, no matter where he is, i will support him till i die.. love you Leo❤❤❤

I love the fact that his blood is still red and blue just like mine.Well done Messi we will always love you visca Barca visca Catalunia 💙❤️💙❤️🇿🇲🇿🇲💯

Messi is very considerate about the other players and his family and I respect that.

He made a right decision let's just sign Bernardo Silva

Good Luck 🦁 Leo We love you

No matter where u go leo you will always be a culè ❤🐐we wish you all the best and hope to see u in the stadium when it's finished 😢so sad u didn't get the send off u DESERVE but this is not goodbye see u later leo all the best to u and your family we will be watching on visca Barca 💙❤💙❤🐐

Messi will forever be a Barca legend and captain! The fact he didn’t want to sacrifice players and their salary for him to join speaks volumes! Not many other players would do that

My heart is so broken,,I was carrying a little hope,,anyways enjoy your new journey my GOAT 🐐

Honestly I am so excited about this

I'm really sad, thanks for being with Barca fans through all the good and bad times thanks for talking to us Jamie.

Always be grateful for Messi for me being football fan

After what happened to him when he left, I really don’t blame him. I would have loved him to return, but I think he made the right call. I respect him for putting family first. He’s a good man on and of the pitch.

Laporta is a fantastic dribbler! Once again he showed his dribbling skill, for the sake of Barça. Alemany understood earlier and came back quickly. What a board of geniuses!

He didn't have to explain anything its his life his career love you leo wish you all the best in inter miami💯❤🙏🏼🥺

I wanted last time see messi in ucl and a farewell he deserve ...its heartbreaking ..i understand his decision...

We can hear it in your voice Jamie. The last time I heard you like this was after the bottle at Anfield. It's painful to even watch this video let alone make it. Thanks for your support brother. Much love

Big barca fan but happy he in mls so I can finally see him play...he gave us 20 years

I wish we could just have a formal goodbye to Messi at the camp nou he never got that closure

Really happy for Leo and correct decision ❤💙

The decision was taking by him and his family we have to respect that we love you Leo forever

Good video Jamie 👍🏽

Toretto to Messi: "I understand.. Family!"

Though we r sad n upset but we have to respect of his decision. He didn't want others to suffer of him coming back that's really really very touching. All in all barca could have done more. Omg my interest of watching football is fading

God bless Messi and his next club. God empower Messi. Grant him greater success in MLS.

All the best for you and your Family ❤

I m crying..... 😢😢😢❤❤

The humility of Leo Messi is second to none

Thank you jammie Love from Nigeria 🇳🇬

BARCA IS MESSI AND MESSI IS BARCA..THANK YOU LEO FOR EVERYONE AND GOOD LUCK 🙏🐐👑💙❤️

Well done Leo thank you for everything

💔 it’s amazing how one man can effect us this way. Good luck thank you for the memories

We love and appreciate you Messi..We wish you the best in your next journey ❤❤

Blessings on Messi and his family !

Wishing the goat nothing but the best for him. Hopefully, a Gamper match would make us enjoy him one last time, not how we wanted to be but better than nothing for a farewell. Visca Barça 💙❤️

I teared as I watched this. For 2 years, I hung on to the hope that Messi would come back to Barcelona before he retires for a proper send-off that he deserves, but this hope seems to be ended now with his US move. Despite knowing the reasons of his decision, the heart of a football romantic in me can't help but feel pain and sadness that Barcelona and its most iconic No. 10 is never going to be united again on the field. It felt like there is no closure because Messi was forced to just leave suddenly in 2021, and we could not even say goodbye to him properly. 😢

The GOAT, nothing but love and respect for Lionel Messi. He deserves everything that is coming to him. Barca is in great hands with Xavi

I really hope one day Messi can come play again in Barca ❤️💙 also I can watch Messi in Inter Miami 🖤💜 big Fan of Leo Messi ✨😊

If Barça had to sell parts of itself, kick out major big earners, signed new major sponsors, probably made significantly more money this season than last two since no covid and more success on the field, AND YET, still unable to sign their players, we should have an idea of what kind of state Bartomeu left Barça in. Bartomeu should be charged for the rest of his life. Had Laporta not come when he did, Barça would have been under by now. All our players would have left, and we would be a mid table club. far from an impossible scenario seeing our debts and direction at the time. Thank you Leo for all you’ve done for our club, your club. You are the best player of all time, and we will forever love you as our biggest legend. One day perhaps you will be back for other job duties. I have no doubt Barça’s success will always be your wish. Now Barça can truly look towards the future. After a hopeful first real season with our youngsters, the team will be looking to add some more quality and worthy players to the squad. Guardiola had a pretty average season with man city his first season too. Now officially without Messi, Barça can truly rebuild a new dynasty with new players. Vamos 🔴🔵

Brave decision made We love you Leo 💖

gracies, Leo❤💙

I love you forever the greatest of all time 🐐 will support you again in Miami 🔜❤ Vamoss Leo Messi ❤️I love you forever the greatest of all time 💙Vamoss inter Miami 🔴🔵

At least we can rest now from All the Messi here, Messi there. I wish him all the Best.... He deserves to be happy. 🎉🎉🎉

MESSI💯❤❤

GOAT is a real gentleman more respectful to family.......

Messi isn't a greedy man. He doesn't want to force Barcelona to sell any young player against their will just to bring him back to the club. Good decision by Leo.

To be honest i am glad this is finally over. We love you leo and all the best in this your new adventure. Now we can begin to actually plan for next season with a little bit of calm.

I agree with everyone he said and I respect that. He’s one of us. I’m blessed to have watched and supported him from game 1 until he became the ⚽️🐐. God bless you Leo. Visca El Barça

Family first 👪. Welcome Messi to Miami 🌴 ☀ 🎉

Much love and respect for the GOAT

GOAT 🐐

That did heart a bit but i can totally understand. Farewell Messi.

I love Barca, I love Messi! Let’s continue to rebuild and not make excuses for this coming season! We need a team that fights hard every single game especially in Europe!

I wish him all the best