Messi has ambitions to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup and MLS Cup
According to the sheet AS (Spain), Messi will not play as much in the pre-season as in 2024. The 37-year-old Argentine player will play about 1 round in each match to maintain the best physical foundation at the start of round 1. CONCACAF Champions Cup (taking place from mid-February).
Inter Miami Club has now opened ticket sales for the first match at Chase’s home field in round 1 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. That is the return match against Sporting Kansas City Club on February 26, with the lowest ticket price being 40 USD (about more than 1 million VND) to the highest of 250 USD (about 6.3 million VND).
These are much higher ticket prices than last season, according to the newspaper AS. But currently, fans of this team are busy ordering tickets early on the online ticket sales site Ticketmaster.
“Inter Miami fans want to own tickets to watch this important match, because the possibility that Messi and his teammates will win the right to continue to the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup is quite high thanks to the advantage of the first leg they play away from home.
Next, they only met a not-so-strong opponent, Jamaica’s Cavalier Club. In the quarterfinals, if they continue, Inter Miami will likely meet a familiar opponent, Columbus Crew. From the semi-finals, Messi and his new teammates have the ability to meet teams in Mexico, so the chance of winning this tournament is quite large,” the newspaper said. AS said.
Also according to the sheet AS: “Messi has his ambition to win the CONCACAF Champions Cup. After last season in 2024, he and his teammates stopped at the quarter-finals. This tournament will end with the final taking place in early June, right before Inter Miami attending the FIFA Club World Cup. Therefore, if they achieve success, it will create a big push for Mr. David Beckham’s team towards the world stage. For the rest of the season, they will focus on two tournaments That country is the championship MLS Cup and Leagues Cup”.
What did coach Mascherano say about the possibility of Neymar reuniting with Messi?
Faced with many rumors about the possibility that striker Neymar is about to leave Al Hilal Club to join Inter Miami, coach Mascherano admitted: “Until now, it is very difficult to talk about this issue. Because we really don’t know.” have anything to say”.
During the official press conference before the 2025 season, coach Mascherano also expressed: “Inter Miami has a squad with a very minimal number of players. We have parted ways with many players when their contracts expired, transferred or not. is in the plan. The club’s leadership is still recruiting new players. Until there are official contracts, we still cannot talk about any specific names.”
Mr. Mascherano also admitted that, because of the problem of salary limits in MLS (American professional soccer league), the club will have to adjust the foreign player limit and corresponding salary to have room to recruit. top players like Neymar.
Meanwhile, Neymar will almost certainly part ways with Al Hilal in the ongoing winter transfer window. This 32-year-old Brazilian star continues to be excluded from the list of players in the latest match Al Hilal won 5-0 against Al Orobah on January 12 in the Saudi Pro League and regained the top spot. It seems that the Saudi Arabian team no longer needs Neymar and this star’s departure is inevitable.
Neymar has only two options: go to Inter Miami with Messi, or he can return to Santos Club (Brazil) and reduce his salary significantly.