A latest report picked up from Footbol.Espana indicates that Atletico Madrid Manager Diego Simeone has unveiled that he by and by put forth attempts in signing Lionel Messi to his club after the entire Barcelona dramatization that saw the legendary playmaker join PSG.
Talking with Argentine outlet Ole during their 25th commemoration, Simeone set aside effort to examine every one of the occasions that saw his countryman Messi exit Camp Nou.
The sensational manager further uncovered that in case there was a chance, Atletico would have gone for the six-time Ballon d’Or champ.
Diego Simeone likewise added that the occasions that changed Messi’s future happened so speedy that it endured only 3-4 hours. This is what he had to say;
”I’ll tell you a detail with what happened at Barcelona in the summer 2020. We called Luis (Suarez).
With all due respect, I didn’t call Leo, but I did call Luis to ask how Messi was doing and whther he’d be willing or if there were was a small chance he’d come to Atletico.
But it was something that only lasted 3 hours, because PSG were already obsessed with signing him.”