(Buenos Aires) Lionel Messi, captain of the 2022 world champion Argentina, does not want to think about the date of the end of his international career, preferring to enjoy the present moment in the Albiceleste jersey, he said said on Argentine television in a program broadcast on Wednesday.
“Even I don’t know when (I’ll quit), it will happen when it has to happen. After winning everything, all I have to do is enjoy and wait for time to tell me when it’s time,” said the 36-year-old seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, in an interview recorded in June during the Argentina national team’s tour in China.
“Logic, and my age, suggests that it will be soon, but I don’t know exactly […] Now that we are champions of America (winners of the Copa America in 2021) and of the world, we have to enjoy it” , insists the former player of Paris SG, who has just signed at Inter Miami, in the United States.
Asked about his chances of playing the next World Cup in 2026, “the Pulga” is under no illusions: “I don’t think I’ll make it,” he said.
The Argentinian will be officially presented to Inter Miami fans on Sunday and is expected to play his first game in his new colors on July 21 against Mexican club Cruz Azul in the new Leagues Cup, a tournament between MLS clubs and of the Mexican league.