When the best player in the world signs for any club, it’s one of the most joyful moments for that club, and everybody are thrilled. From fans to president and directors. But what happens when the club’s president is a former player who won it all (eight national titles for biggest clubs and a Champions League)? Well, the feeling is still the same, and David Beckham confirmed that in an interview for The Athletic. Former Manchester United, Real Madrid, PSG, AC Milan and LA Galaxy player is now co-owner and president of Inter Miami but he still felt the buzz when he realized that Lionel Messi decided to come to his club. ‘I woke up with million messages – Messi is coming’When asked if Messi signing is one of the best moments in his life, he sharply answered ‘without a doubt’ and then explained:”I never thought I would have the same feeling as an owner as I had when I was a player. When I got the phone call to confirm Messi was joining, I had the feeling I had when I walked out at Old Trafford or Wembley. I was like, “We’ve just beaten all competition to sign the greatest player to ever play our game. This will be up there with the biggest moves in American sporting history”.Beckham dreams of bringing Messi, Cristiano and Neymar to MiamiFormer England international revealed that the puirsut of Messi began almost 10 years ago, over a dinner with the club’s managing owner Jorge Mas. “It all came from a conversation over a glass of wine at dinner. I turn to Jorge Mas and say, “One day, we need Messi to come to our club”. It was probably when we first met. I actually found on my phone the other day one of the first presentations that advertising agency Doubleday & Cartwright did — they mocked up one of the jerseys with the logo on and Leo was wearing it. That was 10 years ago. So it was always in my mind. I suppose every owner of a sports franchise thinks, “We want to bring the best players to our club”. Does it happen for everyone? Of course not. But we were sat at dinner and we were like, “OK, if we could bring Leo for our market, for our fans, for this part of the world, there’s no one better” explained Beckham. Soak it in, Leo Messi.The warmest of welcomes to @InterMiamiCF. pic.twitter.com/STzKSDrBGh— Major League Soccer (@MLS) July 17, 2023 So, after agreeing on the idea, Beckham had to wait until 2019 until he had a chance to even talk to Messi’s entourage about the ides. “We snuck into a hotel, met his father Jorge Messi and started the conversation. It purely went, “We would love your son to play for our team one day. We know he can’t come yet, but one day we would love to have Leo in Miami” said Beckham. And he did it in 2023. And the Argentine is already a hit, with scored three goals in his only first two games. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7396321##
