Messi left French club Paris Saint-Germain for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami last summer, and he has since abandoned European football. Former England midfielder David Beckham is a part owner of Inter Miami. Three of the Argentine's former Barcelona teammates—Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, and Luis Suarez—have joined him since his arrival. Since Messi has frequently given interviews in Spanish, his admirers have long pondered whether he is fluent in English.
Gressel, a player for Inter Miami, has now spoken publicly about what Messi told him in English. In an interview with the PLAYER/MANAGER podcast, he recalled a moment during the team's debut match against Al Hilal when Messi approached him and spoke to him in English. He had never before addressed me in English until that moment. The time has come for us to transform. You remain while Jordi flees. More and more, Jordi follows behind. "Alright, that sounds good," I thought. According to Gressel, "He goes, 'English, pretty good, no?'" I thought, "Yes, that was great. I got it."While he was learning English, my teammate Robert Taylor was learning Spanish, as I mentioned in July."He seems to have a decent command of the English language; I overheard him speaking to me and a few of the players around him in English."
Messi came clean about his English language studies in a conversation with journalist Guillem Balague. In an interview with The Sun in 2021, he revealed: "I've been learning English for a year and a half, but when you're there in England, you get to learn it through necessity. Even if I don't speak it, I comprehend it." Messi has made 16 appearances across all competitions since joining Inter Miami, scoring 12 goals. He is the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner. On Saturday, Inter Miami will return to Major League Soccer action at Chase Stadium against Orlando.
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