‘Don’t see myself as a coach’: Lionel Messi reveals surprising role he wants after retirement | Football News
Football legend Lionel Messi has said that he would rather become a club owner once he hands up his football studs rather than go into coaching. “I don’t see myself as a coach. I like management, but if have to decide for one of the three I would like to be a (club) owner. I would like to have my own football club, to be able to grow it, to start from the bottom and to be able to give the kids, the people, the opportunity to grow and make it an important club. If I had to choose, that’s what would appeal to me most,” the 38-year-old Messi was quoted as saying by AP in an interview with Luzu TV streaming channel. The interview with Messi was recorded in December but aired in the USA on Tuesday. Messi is thought to be on his last playing contract in Major League Soccer with the Inter Miami franchise, where he is likely to stay until the end of 2028 season since he recently signed a three-year …
